This study was aimed to optimize extraction techniques of Compound Rhubarb Enema. Based on the for-mula principle of Compound Rhubarb Enema, effects of the amount of water, soaking time, extraction time and fre-quency on each index were studied. The content of Aloe-emodin, Rhein, Emodin, Chrysophanol, Physcion, Citric acid, and water soluble substance were taken into consideration. The best extraction condition was optimized by using the orthogonal test coupled with the multi-index comprehensive evaluation. The results showed that the best condi-tion was soaking for 10 min, extraction time for 60 min, extraction for 3 times; and 6 times of water was added. It was concluded that this preparation techniques were feasible and reliable for the manufacturing process of Compound Rhubarb Enema.

OBJECTIVE: To study the photostability of the levofloxacin hydrochloride injection. METHODS: The content of levofloxacin hydrochloride was determined and its UV spectra changes were observed after being lighted by three different light sources-the UV light, the sunlight and the natural light for different periods of time. Whether there is any decomposed product or not was determined by TLC. RESULTS: There were decompositions of levofloxacin hydrochloride injection subjected to illumination from three light resources, with that under the sunlight decomposed faster; Rf value under TLC of the decomposed product was found to be 0.72. CONCLUSION: Levofloxacin hydrochloride injection should be kept away from UV light, the sunlight and the natural light.

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard for Prostatitis capsules. METHODS:TLC method was performed to qualitatively identify Pseudostellaria heterophylla,Acortw tatarinowii,Sargentodoxa cuneata,Rubia cordifolia and Vaccaria segeta-lis in the preparation. HPLC method was adopted to determine the content of leonurine in the preparation. The determination was performed on Agilent Eclipse XDB-C18 column with mobile phase consisted of methanol-0.025 mol/L potassium dihydrogen phos-phate(pH adjusted to 2.5)(24 : 76,V/V)with phosphoric acidat the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 277 nm,and column temperature was 30 ℃. The sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS:The TLC spots of P. heterophylla,A. tatari-nowii,S. cuneate,R. cordifolia,and V. segetalis were clear and well-separated without interference from negative control. The lin-ear range of leonurine were 4.05-81.00 μg/mL(r=0.9999). RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 2.0%. The recovery was 98.47%-103.83%(RSD=2.04%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:Established standard can be used for quali-ty control of Prostatitis capsules.