OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the simultaneous contents determination of chlorogenic acid,rutin and iso-quercitrin in Morus alba,fried M. alba and honeyed M. alba. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Agilent Zorbax SB-C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.2% phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wavelen-gth was 350 nm ,the column temperature was 30 ℃,and injection volume was 10 μl. RESULTS:The linear range was 8.20-82.01μg/ml for chlorogenic acid (r=0.999 9),2.76-27.60 μg/ml for rutin (r=0.999 9) and 4.74-47.39 μg/ml for isoquercitrin (r=0.999 9);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2%;recoveries were 98.58%-100.91%(RSD=1.02%,n=6),99.19%-101.00%(RSD=0.82%,n=6) and 98.41%-101.51%(RSD=1.08%,n=6),respectively. CONCLU-SIONS:The method is simple with good stability and reproducibility,and can be used for the simultaneous determination of chloro-genic acid,rutin and isoquercitrin in different processed drugs of M. alba.

OBJECTIVE:To study the flavonoids in She medicine Eupatorium chinense. METHODS:Silica gel,ODS and Sep-hadex LH-20 column chromatography were conducted to isolate and purify the flavonoids in She medicine E. chinense,and com-pound structures were analyzed and identified based on the physicochemical properties and spectral data. RESULTS:From the ethyl acetate extract of E. chinense,10 flavonoids were isolated as tricin (1),quercetin(2),kaempferol(3),luteolin(4),luteo-lin-7-O-β-D-glucoside (5),4-methoxyctricin (6),quercetin-3-O-β-D-glucoside(7),kaempferol-3-O-β-D-glucoside(8),kaempfer-ol-3-O-rutinoside(9)and rutin(10). CONCLUSIONS:Compound 1-10 are isolated from E. chinense for the first time. The study provides certain basis for the quality evaluation of E. chinense.

To optimize the extract method and chromatographic conditions for the determination of rutin in Mori Folium in Chinese pharmacopoeia. Methods:The HPLC analysis was performed on a ZORBAX SB-C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) column. The mobile phase was acetonitrile-0. 2% phosphorice acid solution with gradient elution and the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 . The de-tection wavelength was 354 nm, and the column temperature was 30 ℃. Results: The content of rutin determined by the method in Chinese pharmacopoeia was actually the total contents of rutin and isoquercitrin, while the optimized method could separate the two components effectively, and the good linearity of rutin and isoquercitrin was within the range of 2.76-27.60 μg·ml-1(r=0.999 9) and 4. 74-47. 39 μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 8), respectively, and the average recovery was 100. 31% (RSD=0. 83%) and 100. 32%, re-spectively (RSD=1. 04%, n=6). Conclusion:The optimized method is simple, stable and reproducible,which can be used in the quality control of Mori Folium.

Objective: To establish a quantitative determination method for β-eudesmol in Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis by GC. Methods:β-Phenethanol was used as the internal standard substance;the column was a Zebron ZB-WAX capillary column ( 60 m × 320 μm,0. 5μm) with the column temperature of 200℃;the detector was FID and the vaporizer temperature was 250℃; the carrier gas was nitrogen with the flow rate of 1. 3 ml · min-1 and the split ratio was 4 ∶1. Results: The linear range of β-eudesmol was 0. 015 1-0. 271 2 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 8);the average recovery was 99. 28%(RSD =1. 17%, n=6). Conclusion:The method is simple and accurate with good reproducibility, which can be used for the quality control of medicinal materials and decoction pieces of Cortex Magnoliae Officinalis.

Objective:To establish the quantitative method for eucalyptol in Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu by GC. Methods:The GC method was performed on a Zebron ZB-WAX column (60 m × 0. 32 mm,0. 5 μm) with programmed temperature of 60-200℃, an FID detector was used, the detector temperature was 250℃, the inlet temperature was 220℃, and the carrier gas was nitrogen with high purity. Results:A good linearity of eucalyptol was within the range of 0. 012 6-0. 503 4 mg·ml-1(r=0. 999 8), and the average recov-ery was 100. 68%(RSD=1. 51%,n=6). Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate and quick with good reproducibility, and suitable for the quality control of Chimonanthus salicifolius S. Y. Hu.

Objective: To establish an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of three flavonoids in Shi Liang Cha. Methods:HPLC was applied with the chromatographic conditions as follows: the chromatographic column was Agilent Zorbax SB-C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5μm) at 30℃;acetonitrile-0. 1% H3 PO4 solution was used as the mobile phase with gradient elution; the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1, and the detection wavelength was 360nm. Results: Good linearity of rutin, quercetin and kaempferol was within the range of 0.0409-1.637 0mg·ml-1(r=0.999 2), 0.44-88.00μg·ml-1(r=0.999 8) and 0.41-77.63μg·ml-1(r=0. 999 2), respectively; the average recovery was 99.35%(RSD =1. 64%),101. 14% (RSD =1. 88%) and 99. 69% (RSD =1. 92%) , respectively. Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate and repeatable, and suitable for the simultaneous determination of rutin, quercetin and kaempferol in Shi Liang Cha.

Objective:To establish an HPLC method for the determination of oleanolic acid in She medicine radix of Aralia chinen-sis L. . Methods:The HPLC analysis was performed on a Waters XBridge-C18 (250 mm × 4. 6 mm, 5 μm) column. The mobile phase was methanol-0. 1 mol·L-1 ammonium acetate solution (83∶17) and the flow rate was 1. 0 ml·min-1 . The detection wavelength was 210 nm, the column temperature was 20 ℃, and the injection volume was 10 μl. Results:Oleanolic acid in radix of Aralia chinensis L. had a good separation from the other components, a good linearity was obtained within the range of 72. 52-725. 2 μg·ml-1 ( r=1. 000 0), and the average recovery was 98. 05%(RSD=1. 89%, n=6). Conclusion:The method is simple, accurate, reproducible and applicable in the assay of oleanolic acid in radix of Aralia chinensis L. .

Objective:To evaluate the quality of Dendrobii officinalis Caulis cultivated in Lishui by the content determination of ex-tract, polysaccharide and mannose. Methods:Totally 26 batches of Dendrobii officinalis Caulis were dried at 55℃, and the ethanol ex-tract, polysaccharide and mannose was determined respectively by hot dipping, phenol-sulphuric acid colorimetry and pre-column deri-vatization HPLC method according to the determination methods for Dendrobii officinalis Caulis recorded in Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition). Results:The contents of extract, polysaccharide and mannose in Dendrobii officinalis Caulis during the collection pe-riod were higher than those of the pharmacopoeia standard, and there were significant differences among the batches. Conclusion:The test can provide theory basis for the quality evaluation of Dendrobii officinalis Caulis cultivated in Lishui, and provide guidance for the planting of the herb.

OBJECTIVE To establish an ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry(UHPLC-MS/MS) method for determination and comparison of 26 components in different parts of two base plants of Shiliang tea(Chimonanthus salicifolius S.Y.Hu and Chimonanthus zhejiangensis M.C.Liu), and screen quality markers of different parts. METHODS The UHPLC method was performed on an Agilent RRHD Eclipse Plus C18 (2.1 mm×50 mm, 1.8 μm) column with a gradient elution of methanol and 0.1% formic acid in water at a flow rate of 0.3 mL·min−1, the column temperature was 35 ℃, and the injection volume was 0.5 μL; the multiple reaction monitoring mode was employed for the quantification of 26 components with electrospray ionization(ESI) source polarity in negative and positive mode. RESULTS Good linear relationship(r >0.999) were observed in the test ranges for 26 compounds, and the average recovery was 88.5%−111.7% with RSD was 3.4%−9.8%. There was no significant difference between the two base plants of Shiliang tea, and all of these samples were divided into two categories by hierarchical cluster analysis. The main components in leaves was flavonoids, among them, the content of kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside was the highest, reaching 12.902 mg.g−1; the main components in stems and roots was coumarins, and the content of alkaloids in roots was higher, relatively; 7 quality markers of difference were screened by OPLS-DA, which were kaempferol 3-O-rutinoside, chimonanthine, rutin, fraxetin, calycanthoside, scopolin, neochlorogenic acid. CONCLUSION These study elucidates the differences of chemical components in the different parts of two base plants of Shiliang tea, which providing basis for the research of pharmacodynamic substances and references for the comprehensive utilization of Chimonanthus salicifolius S.Y. Hu and Chimonanthus zhejiangensis M.C.Liu resources.