OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the content determination of gallic acid in different preparation parts of Phyl-lanthus emblica. METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of ZORBAX Extend C18 with mobile phase of methanol-0.1%phosphoric acid (10:90,V/V) at flow rate of 1.0 ml/min,detection wavelength was 270 nm,column temperature was 30 ℃ and the volume injection was 10 μl. RESULTS:The linear range of gallic acid was 0.042 5-0.212 5 mg/ml;RSDs of precision,accura-cy and stability tests were lower than 3.0%;recovery was 99.38%-102.14%(RSD=1.045,n=6). The mass fraction of gallic acid in P. emblica was 1.80%,and the content of gallic acid in different preparation parts was 0.70%-2.38%. CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,reproducibility,and can be used for the content determination of gallic acid in different preparation parts of P. em-blica.

OBJECTIVE:To study the extraction rate and speciation of antivitiligo-related elements in Opercalina turperthum by water extraction and semi-bionic extraction. METHODS:Water extraction and semi-bionic extraction were respectively used. Wa-ter-soluble state and suspension state in extract of O. turperthum were separated by microporous filtering film;organic and inorgan-ic trace elements in water-soluble state were separated by macroporous resin. The contents of Cu,Zn,Fe,Ca,Mg,Mn and Sr were detected by flame atomic adsorption spectrophotometry,and speciation analysis was conducted. RESULTS:After water extrac-tion,extraction rates of 7 trace elements were 40.47%-72.49%;ratio of suspended particles was 3.69%-8.78%;ratio of organic state/inorganic state was 104.36% in water-soluble state of Sr and 3.94%-48.39% in water-soluble state of Cu,Zn,Fe,Ca,Mg, Mn. After semi-bionic extraction,except for Mn,extraction rates of trace elements were higher than water extraction,extraction rates of Cu,Zn,Fe,Ca,Mg,Sr were 77.69%-90.19%;ratio of suspended particles was 0.39%-8.57%;the ratio of organic state/inorganic state was 72.74%-180.79% in water-soluble state of elements. CONCLUSIONS:Cu,Zn,Fe,Ca,Mg,Mn and Sr in O. turperthum are dissolved easily,mainly existing in the form of inorganic state. After semi-bionic extraction,except for Mn,the dis-solution rate of other elements and the proportion of organic trace elements after dissolution increase significantly. Both dissolution and effective utilization rate of trace elements by semi-bionic extraction are higher than water extraction.