The Department of Chemistry successfully developed a *simple and cost-effective chromatographic method to separate the bioactive compounds arjunolic acid and asiatic acid from Terminalia arjuna.* Published in *Elsevier’s Microchemical Journal,* this breakthrough technique enables high-purity separation while significantly reducing costs, paving the way for new possibilities in pharmaceutical and medicinal research. Kudos to *Manohar Bhujel, Lakshminath Sripada, and Nageswara Rao Golakoti,* for their remarkable contribution to natural product chemistry! *Read the full paper here:* https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2025.112778 *For more:* https://www.sssihl.edu.in/dchem-natural-compound-purification/ #chemistry #research