OBJECTIVE： To develop a method of thin－ layer chromatographic scanning to determine the content of puerarin in Jiangtang pill METHODS： Silica GF254 thin－ layer was used， and the mobile phase consisted of chloroform－ methanol－ water(7∶ 2 5∶ 0 25) with the detection wave－ length of 254nm and the control wave－ length of 370nm RESULTS： The linear range of puerarin was 0 4～ 2 0μ g The mean recovery was 99 40％ (n=5) with RSD of 1 37％  CONCLUSION： This method is accurate， reliable and can be used for the determination of puerarin in Jiangtang pill