To control the quality of Yixue caps ule,its main comp onents were identified by TLC and the content of tanshinone ⅡA was determined b y TLC scanner.A good linearity was shown at the concentration of 0.5 to 2. 5 μg of tanshinone ⅡA.The average recovery rate was 97.90% and RSD was 1.16%.This method is specific and sensitive with good reproducibility and can be used for the quality control of the preparation.