Objective To establish a method for the determination of arsenic and copper in Chinese patent medicines.Methods Digested by microwave,the content of arsenic in Liuwei Dihuang Pill (prepared with water and honey) was measured by sequence flowing injection-hydride generation-atomic absorption spectrometry and content of copper by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. Effects of factors,including digestion temperature,smashing granularity of samples,proportion of digestive ingredients,volume of digestive agents,digestion procedure and digestion time,on the content determination were studied.Results Recoveries of arsenic and copper were 100.8%～114.3%and 94.4%～110.2%respectively under optimum conditions.Conclusion This method is simple and effective for the content determination of heavy mental in Chinese patent medicines.

Objective To establish a RP- HPLC method for quantitative determination of puerarin in Laige Granules. Methods The separation was performed on Econosphere C18 column (4.6 mm? 250 mm,5 ? m) with mobile phase of methanol and 1 % acetic acid solution (25 ∶ 75) at a flow rate of 0.8 mL/min. The UV detection wavelength was 250 nm and the column temperature was 40 ℃ . Results The linear range of puerarin was 0.2～ 1.0 ? g, r = 0.999 7. The mean recovery was 100.56 % (RSD=1.21 % , n = 5 ). Conclusion This method is simple, accurate, sensitive and with good reproducibility .

Object To establish the quality standard for Wuhu Powder. Methods Radix Angelicae Sinensis (RAS), Radix Angelicae Dahuricae (RAD), and Flos Carthami (FC) were determined qualitatively by TLC. The content of cimicifugoside and 5-O-methylvisammioside were determined by HPLC. Results The linear ranges of cimicifugoside and 5-O-methylvisammioside were 0.370 0—1.850 0 ?g and 0.191 0—0.955 0 ?g. The recoveries were 100.74% and 98.33%, RSD were 0.67% and 1.91% (n=5), respectively. Conclusion The method is simple, accurate, credibility, which can be used as the quality control standard of Wuhu Powder.