Identification of volatile components in rat urine after oral administration of "wu-hu-tang".
- Author:
Liang CUI
1
;
Feng QIU
;
Li-bo ZHOU
;
Kano YOSHIHIRO
;
Xin-sheng YAO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Administration, Oral; Animals; Cyclohexenes; Drug Combinations; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; administration & dosage; isolation & purification; pharmacokinetics; Ephedrine; analysis; urine; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; Male; Monoterpenes; analysis; urine; Oils, Volatile; analysis; chemistry; Plants, Medicinal; chemistry; Rats; Rats, Wistar
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2003;28(2):147-149
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo identify the volatile components in rat urine after oral administration of "Wu-Hu-Tang" (WHT).
METHODGC-MS technique was applied to analyzing urine samples.
RESULTEighteen components were detected in the WHT-treated rat urine other than the corresponding control. Among them, 14 components were identified, and 7 were also found in the extract of WHT.
CONCLUSIONThe above detected components might be derived from WHT, and some of them are effective components of WHT.
