Multi-index comprehensive evaluation and comparison of different soften-ing methods for cortex cinnamomi
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2157.2017.12.010
- VernacularTitle:多指标综合评分法对肉桂不同软化方法的比较研究
- Author:
Shengxiu LUO
1
;
Yingzi WANG
;
Wenhua LI
;
Yu ZHANG
;
Zhenyang SUN
;
Ruijie NIE
;
Siyu WANG
;
Jingzhen ZHANG
Author Information
1. 北京中医药大学中药学院 北京100102
- Keywords:
vougui;
softening method;
cinnamic acid;
cinnamaldehyde
- From:
Journal of Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2017;40(12):1025-1029
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To compare the effects of three different softening methods ( soaking, sprinkle-moistening and decompression-quenching methods) on cortex cinnamomi, contents of water extraction, volatile oil content and cinnamaldehyde and cinnamic acid were analyzed to determine the best softening method of cinnamon. Methods Water extraction and volatile oil contents of each sample were deter-mined according to China Pharmacopoeia criteria. And the high performance liquid chromatography ( HPLC) method was used for determining the content of cinnamic acid and cinnamicaldehyde. Multi-in-dex comprehensive evaluation method was used to analyze the results. Results The order of comprehen-sive evaluation scores was decompression-quenched > soaked > the original medicine> sprinkle-moin-stening. Conclusion Cortex cinnamomi processed by the softening method of decompression-quenching seems to have the characteristic of the best luster and richest fragrance; furthermore, this method seems to take the least time and damage to the fewest effective components of the medicine, proving itself to be the best softening process.
