Objective To establish a method for quality control of oleanolic acid and ursolic acid in Qingdu tablet. Methods The content of oleanolie acid and ursolic acid in Qingdu tablet were determined by high performance liquid chroma-tography(HPLC). The analytical column was kromasil-C18 (250 mm × 4.6 mm, 5 μm). The mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.5% phosphoric acid solution (88:12). The UV detection wavelenghth was 210 nm. The flow rate was 1.0 ml/min. Results Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid showed a good linearity in range of 0.06-0.54μg (R=0.999 3) and 0.30-2.70μg (R=0.999 7). The average recovery rates of Oleanolic acid and ursolic acid were 100.48% and 102.21%, respectively. Conclusions This method is simple, rapid and accurate. It could be used for the quality control and quality study of the Qingdu tablet.

Objective To observe the effects of electro-acupuncture ( EA ) on learning, memory and the morphology of hippocampal neural tissues in rats with a model of chronic cerebral ischemia.Methods One hundred and twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats were used. Chronic cerebral ischemia models were successfully established in 104 of them, and those rats were randomly divided into an EA group and a model group with 52 rats each. These were further subdivided into 1,2, 4 and 6 week subgroups with 13 rats in each. The EA group was given EA. The changes in spatial learning and memory ability were observed using a Morris water maze. The morphological changes in hippocampal nerve tissue were observed by HE staining.Results The escape latency in the EA group was significantly different from the model group at the 2nd, 4th and 6th week. The nerve cells in the dentate gyrus were more tightly and consistently lined-up and had rich layers, and the structures in the EA group were better than in the model group.Conclusions EA can improve spatial learning and memory and promote the repair of injury after cerebral ischemia.