To establish a stable method for determining the tannins in Rosa laevigata Michx. by casein method. The optimum conditions of determination were adopting 400mg caseins,adding 1.5% Na2CO3 and detemining after 30 min. The selected method has a good liner dependance. The average recovery of tannin acid was 100.5%,RSD=1.85%. The method is rapid and reliable for the determination of tannins in Rosa laevigata Michx. and determined the contents of the fruits in eight different disturbs and xi’an 's content has the highest,3.96%.

AIM: To estalish a HPLC method for the determination of cinobufagin and resibufogenin in Niuhuangxiaoyan Tablet(Calculus Bovls, Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, Concha Margaritifera Usta, Venenum Bufonis, etc.). METHODS: Waters Symmetry Shield RP18(3.9mm?250mm,5?m) column at 30℃ was used with a mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile -0.5mol?L -1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate(solution was adjusted by phosphoric acid to pH=3.2) (42∶58) and a UV detector at 296nm. The flow rate was 1.0mL?min -1 . RESULTS: The linear range of cinobufagin was 0.0696～0.8352?g. The RSD of measurement precision test was 0.53%; The average recovery was 100.06% ( RSD =1.25%, n =5). The linear range of resibufogenin was 0.1576～0.9456?g. The RSD of measurement precision test was 0.15%. The average recovery was 100.54%( RSD =1.49%, n =5). CONCLUSION: The method is simple and accurate, and can be used for the quality control of Niuhuangxiaoyan Tablet.

Objective: To study the method of identification and content determination of the important component in TongRenNiuHuangQingXin Tablet.Method:The major compounds in this drug were identifi ed by the thin layer chromatographic method and the contents of paeoniflorin were determined by HPLC.The HPLC procedure was used in the determination: the chromatographic column was Symmetry ShieldTM Rp18(3.9mm?150mm,5?m),the mobile phase was methanol-0.05mol/L potassium dihydrogen phosphate(25:75) with a flow velocity of 0.8ml/min,the detection wave length was 230nm,and the room temperature was 30℃.Results: Calculus Bovis Artifactus and Gensing were identified.The regression equation of paeoniflorin was in the range of 0.10-0.51?g.The average recovery of the procedure was 98.94%(RSD=2.05%).Conclusion: The identifi cation and determination methods established were specifi c and repeatable,which can be used to control the quality of TongRenNiuHuangQingXin Tablet.

OBJECTIVETo study the polysaccharides contents and monosaccharide compositions in parent root, daughter root and rootlet of Aconitum carmichaeli.

METHODThe conversion coefficient of A. carmichaeli polysaccharide to glucose was obtained by refined polysaccharides, and then the contents of crude polysaccharides in parent root, daughter root and rootlet were determined by sulfuric-phenol spectrometry method; analysis of monosaccharide compositions in polysaccharides from A. carmichaeli was carried out by pre-column derivatization high performance liquid chromatography with 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolone (PMP).

RESULTThe contents of polysaccharides in parent root, daughter root and rootlet were 22.02%, 33.53% and 6.10%, respectively. Parent root, daughter root and rootlet mainly contained glucose, and in addition they contained a small amount of galacturonic acid, galactose and arabinose. Daughter root contained mannose yet, and rootlet still contained mannose, rhamnose and xylose.

CONCLUSIONThe method is simple, rapid, and accurate. The content of polysaccharide in rootlet is lowest, and monosaccharide compositions in rootlet are significantly different from parent root and daughter root.

Aconitum ; metabolism ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Plant Roots ; metabolism ; Polysaccharides ; metabolism ; Reproducibility of Results

OBJECTIVE To study the correlation between color and inner quality during the processing of Prunus mume carbon， and provide reference for the determination of processing end point of P. mume carbon. METHODS The chromaticity value of P. mume carbon powder was measured by colorimeter， and the inner quality of P. mume carbon was measured by selecting the contents of water， water-soluble extract， citric acid and tannin. The dynamic change trend of the chromaticity value， water， water- soluble extract， the contents of citric acid and tannin in P. mume carbon under different processing time was analyzed. The correlation between color and the above indexe contents was analyzed， and the regression equation of inner quality-chromaticity value was established. Combined with principal component analysis （PCA）， hierarchical cluster analysis （CA） and partial least squares discriminant analysis （PLS-DA）， the difference of P. mume carbon at different processing times was analyzed to determine the processing end point. RESULTS With the extension of processing time， the sample color gradually deepened； the chromaticity values L* and E* of the samples increased at first and then decreased， the chromaticity values a* and b* decreased， and finally all tended to be stable. The content of water-soluble extract， citric acid and tannin in the sample increased at first and then decreased， the water content of the sample decreased with time and finally stabilized. Correlation analysis showed that water， water-soluble extract， citric acid and tannin were positively correlated with L*， a*， b* and E*（P＜0.001）. PCA and HCA showed that P. mume carbon under different processing time could be clustered into two categories： the processed samples of 0-30 min and those of 40-60 min. PLS-DA showed that water and water-soluble extract were important quality indexes and b* was an important chrominance index in the processing of P. mume carbon. The chromaticity value of the samples processed for 50 min and 60 min were not significantly different. The contents of water， water- soluble extract， citric acid and tannin in the samples processed for 60 min were less than those processed for 50 min. CONCLUSIONS There is a certain correlation between the color and the inner quality of P. mume carbon. The processing time of P. mume carbon should be 40-50 min.