Objective To find a new method for quality control of polysaccharides by establishing the fingerprint profiles of polysaccharides extracted from Guifu Dihuang Wan. Methods The polysaccharides extracted from Guifu Dihuang Wan were hydro-lyzed partially under appropriate hydrolysis condition with acid,and the fingerprint profiles of the hydrolyzates was obtained by HPLC. Microsoft Excel 2002 was applied for calculating the similarity of fingerprint profiles,and informatton analysis of these profiles was performed by a software for evaluating fingerprint profiles of traditional Chinese medicine. Results Fingerprint profiles of the hydroly-zates of polysaccharides from 10 of Guifu Dihuang Wan products,produced by different manufacturers,were obtained. It was observed that the similarity of eight products was greater than 0.99,while the similarity of the other two was 0.92 and 0.94,respectively. Con-clusion This method is technically feasible for the quality control of polysaccharides from Guifu Dihuang Wan.

Objective To develop an HPLC method for the determination of ginsenoside Rb1 in Jupizhuru decoction,and de-termine the amount of ginsenoside Rb1 in 10 batches of Jupizhuru decoction composed of different batch herbs. Methods The HPLC analysis was carried out on a Phenomenex Luna C18 column with column temperature at 30℃,flow rate 1.0 ml/min,detection wave-length 203 nm and mobile phase acetonitrile and 0.1%phosphoric acid by gradient elution. Results The method was found to be lin-ear within the ranges of 5-500μg/ml(r=0.9999),and the average recovery of ginsenoside Rb1 was 95.5%(RSD 1.77%,n=6). Con-clusion The determination method is suitable for the quality control of ginsenoside Rb1 in Jupizhuru decoction.

OBJECTIVETo establish a method for content determination of polysaccharides in Periplocaforrestii.

METHODThe conversion coefficient of P. forrestii. polysaccharide to glucose was obtained by refined polysaccharides, and then the content of crude polysaccharides was determined by sulfuric-phenol method.

RESULTThe content of crude polysaccharides in P. forrestii. was 54.68% (RSD 3.0%, n = 6), and the average recovery was 101.7% (RSD 6.0%, n =6).

CONCLUSIONThe method was simple, rapid, and accurate.

Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; methods ; Colorimetry ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; chemistry ; Flowers ; chemistry ; Periploca ; chemistry ; Phenols ; analysis ; Polysaccharides ; analysis ; Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared ; methods

Tanshinone II A, which was known unique to the salvia, was separated and purified by silica gel column chromatography and recrystallisation from an ethyl acetate-soluble portion (the anti-inflammatory active portion) of ethanol extract of Periploca forrestii. The diterpenoid quinone was obtained from the Periploca for the first time.
Diterpenes ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Drugs, Chinese Herbal ; analysis ; isolation & purification ; Periploca ; chemistry ; Quinones ; analysis ; isolation & purification

The glymphatic system can remove metabolic wastes from the brain, which plays a significant role in maintaining the homeostasis of the central nervous system. It is an important basis for advanced cognitive functions such as learning and memory. Studies have analyzed the function of glymphatic system by diffusion tensor imaging analysis along the perivascular space (DTI-ALPS) recently. Compared with other invasive examinations that require fluorescent tracer technique or the injection of contrast agents, DTI-ALPS can evaluate the hydromechanics of the glymphatic system via quantifying the diffusion rate of water molecules in different directions, which turns out to be a non-invasive in vivo neuroimaging method. The ALPS-index calculated by the DTI-ALPS method is significantly correlated with the cognitive function in diseases of central nervous system and other system and can reflect the dynamic changes of diseases. In general, ALPS-index is expected to become a novel neuroimaging biomarker for predicting prognosis and clinical effects.
Glymphatic System/diagnostic imaging* ; Diffusion Tensor Imaging ; Brain/diagnostic imaging* ; Central Nervous System ; Cognition

Objective: To describe our experience with the surgical treatment of severe wooden foreign body (WFB) injuries in the head and neck region. Methods : A case series review of WFB injuries in the head and neck region that were managed at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital between 2008 and 2014 was performed retrospectively. The clinical findings and surgical details of ten cases were reviewed. Results : The WFBs were integrally removed from all patients with the average age of 40.9 years. 8 cases dued to falling and 2 cases because of industrial injuries. All cases under-went general anesthesia (6 cases tracheal incision, 3 cases through nose intubation, 1 cases through oral intubation).The lengths of the WFBs ranged from 4.0 cm to 17.5 cm (average 9.96 cm). The procedures lasted 30 to 180 min. No se-vere bleeding was observed. Total blood loss ranged from approximately 3 to 200 mL (average 69 mL). The patients were followed for 11 to 38 months, and no postoperative complications, only 1 cases appeared open type deviation and 2 cases of scar discomfort after neck operation. Conclusion Surgical treatment of severe WFB injuries in the head and neck region is acceptably safe and effective. Endoscopic surgery can be used in patients with WFBs that are embedded in the maxilla.