OBJECTIVE: To optimize the macroporous absorbing resin which were of best action in adsorption and desorption on the active components in Naomaitong granules. METHODS: UV spectrophotometry and HPLC was employed to determine the adsorbability and desorption capacity of different macroporous absorbing resins on total anthraquinones, total ginsenosides, total alkaloids and Puerarin. RESULTS: There were differences in adsorption and desorption capacity on active components in Naomaitong granules among different macroporous absorbing resins. Considering the general adsorbability and desorption capacity of different macroporous absorbing resins, AB-8 turned out to be of the best purification effect on Naomaitong granules. CONCLUSION: The results serve as a theoretical basis for the production of Naomaitong granules.

Object To study the "floating sugar" mechanism in the root of Achyranthes bidentata Bl. Methods The important influent factors were analyzed by orthogonal test. Results The primary and secondary orders of influent factors were surrounding temperature, relative humidity, raw drug moisture. The best preservative condition: surrounding temperature is 25 ℃, relative humidity 60% and drugs moisture 11%. Conclusion Raw drugs can be stored safely when surrounding temperature is below 35 ℃, relative humidity below 70%, raw drug moisture between 9% and 13%.

OBJECTIVE:To establish a method for the determination of 4 flavonoids constituents in Yinqiao capsules. METH-ODS:HPLC method was adopted. The Hypersil ODS C18 column was used with the mobile phase A of methanol-water-acetic acid (10∶88∶2,V/V/V)and B of methanol-water-acetic acid(88∶10∶2,V/V/V)in gradient elution at the flow rate of 1.0 ml/min;the de-tection wavelength was 327 nm,the column temperature was 25 ℃,and the volume was 10 μl. RESULTS:There was a good linear relationship between the amount of quercetin and peak area in the range of 0.050 9-1.018 0 μg(r=0.999 8),kaempferide in the range of 0.050 2-1.004 0 μg(r=0.999 5),isorhamnetin in the range of 0.051 0-1.020 0 μg(r=0.999 4)and rutin in the range of 0.050 4-1.007 0 μg(r=0.999 8). RSDs of precision,stability and repeatability tests were <2%. The average recoveries were 100.09%(RSD=0.93%,n=9),99.83%(RSD=0.75%,n=9),100.51%(RSD=1.17%,n=9) and 101.19%(RSD=1.08%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS:The method is amount specific,stable and reproducible and can be used for the quality control of Yinqiao capsules.

Objective Looking for the chemical components which have positive correlations with anti-inflammatiory activity of Flos Lonicerea to set up pharmacodynamic-fingerprint. Methods To gain the fingerprints of different parts by HPLC and to detect the pharmacological activities of anti-inflammation, then the correlationship between chemical components and pharmacological activities were detected by linear regression. Results Pharmacological activities of the methanol extracted part were best of all, so the fingerprint of the methanol part could represent the pharmacodynamic-fingerprint of Flos Lonicerea. Conclusion The fingerprint established by this way is more scientific and reasonable.

AIM:To establish the methods of determining 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-O-?-D-glycoside,puerain;ginsengnoside Rg_1,ginsengnoside Rb_1,notoginsengnoside R_1,and salvianolic B in Jiangzhi Jianfei Tablets(Radix Polygoni multiflori,Radix Puerariae lobatae,Radix et Rhizoma Notoginseng,Radix et Rhizoma Salviae miltiorrhizae,etc) with HPLC. METHODS: All chromatogram columns used were ODS columns.The mobile phase of acetonitrile-wate(25(∶)75) was chosen for 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-?-D-glycoside.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was at 320 nm.The mobile phase of methanol-water(25(∶)75) was chosen for puerain.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was at 250 nm.The mobile phase of acetonitrile-water was chosen for ginsengnoside Rg_1,ginsengnoside Rb_1 and notoginsengnoside R_1.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was at 203 nm.The mobile phase of methanol-acetonitrile-methane acid-water(30(∶)10(∶)1(∶)59) was chosen for salvianolic B.The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min.The detection wavelength was 286 nm. RESULTS: The linear rangers were 0.476 ?g-4.760 ?g(r=0.999 6) for 2,3,5,4′-tetrahydroxystilbene-2-?-D-glycoside,0.168 96 ?g-1.689 6 ?g(r=0.999 8) for puerain,0.724 ?g-7.240 ?g(r=0.999 8) for ginsengnoside Rg_1,0.728 ?g-7.280 ?g(r=0.999 9) for ginsengnoside Rb_1,0.23 ?g-2.30 ?g(r=0.999 8) for notoginsengnoside R_1,0.306 ?g-3.060 ?g(r=0.999 9) for salvianolic B.Their average recoveries were 99.43%(RSD=1.08%,n=6),99.43%(RSD=1.66%,n=6),101.17%(RSD=2.08%,n=6),and 102.39%(RSD=2.60%,n=6),respectively. CONCLUSION: These methods of determining components in four kinds of herbs are simple,accurate,reproducible and can be used for quality control of Jiangzhi Jianfei Tablets.

AIM: To study the purification of Naomaitong Granules(Radix et Rhizoma rhei,Rhizoma chuanxiong,Radix Puerariae lobatae.etc) by macroporous absorption resin. METHODS: Naomaitong Granule was purificated by macroporous absorption resin AB-8.UV spectrothotometry was used to determine the contents of total anthraquinones,total ginsenosides,total alkaloids,and the content of puerarin was determined by HPLC.The technic of purification was optimized according to the content above. RESULTS: The optimized technological conditions consisted of eoncentranon of original sample 120 mg/mL,the diameter and height was in proportion of 1∶10,the ratio of maximum adsorption to resin volume was 1∶6,water elution was 2B multiple of resin volume,8B multiple of resin volume 50% alcohol was the elution. CONCLUSION: AB-8 macroporous absorption resin can be used to purify Naomaitong Granules.

AIM:To establish the HPLC fingerprint of Compound Naomaitong effective parts,and to study the correlation analysis between fingerprint peaks and the effective fraction and its relevant herbs. METHODS:The chromatographic fingerprints of the effective fraction and the relevant fractions of its herbs were configured by HPLC/PDAD analysis. The relative deviation of retention time was utilized as indices to evaluate the correlation, the wavelength was set at 203 nm. RESULTS:The fingerprint of Compound Naomaitong effective parts was established and 36 copossessing fingerprint peaks were indicated. The assignment results of 14 peaks effective parts of fraction were indicated. CONCLUSION:The quality of Compound Naomaitong effective parts can be controlled by the HPLC fingerprint.

Objective To optimize the preparative procedure for stachydrine in Fructus Leonuri. Methods The preparation was screened by orthogonal experiment, and a mathematical model of relationship of extraction time, methanol concentration, and solid-liquid ratio with the content of stachydrine hydrochloride was established by using back-propagation (BP) neural network. And the process parameters were optimized with genetic algorithm (GA) . Results The optimum process parameters were as follows: extraction with 69% of methanol concentration and with solid-liquid ratio being 11 times for 62 min. The content of stachydrine obtained by BP neural network modeling and GA was higher than that achieved by orthogonal experiment. Conclusion The optimum preparative procedure could be achieved by combining BP modeling with GA. The model developed in this study was proved to be predictable and feasible for the optimization of process parameters of multi-dimension nonlinear system.

AIM: To compare the contents variation of anthraquinones by 2 kinds of extractive process of Naomaitong extract (Radix et Rhizoma rhei, Rhizoma chuanxiong, Radix et Rhizoma qinseng, Radix puerariae lobatae, etc). METHODS: In application to RP-HPLC, Hypersil ODS2 C_ 18 column, the mobile phase was a mixture of methanol- 0.1% phosphate water (75 ∶25), the wavelength of detecting five aglycons in R. officinale was at 254 nm. RESULTS: The extraction rate of anthraquinones contents extracted by alcoholic extraction was higher than water extraction, the chrysophanol content in separated decoction was higher than that in the mixed decoction. CONCLUSION: There are dynamic variations in the extraction of Chinese medicine mixture. It is necessary to handle samples appropriately according to physichemical attributes of chemical contents.

Objective To compare the variation of ferulic acid contents in Naomaitong by different extraction processes.Methods With ethanol or water as extracting solvent,the four herbal medicines of Rhizoma Chuanxiong,Radix Ginseng,Radix Puerariae,Radix et Rhizoma Rhei,which consisted of Naomaitong prescription,were decocted together or decocted separately firstly then mixed together were evaluated.With ferulic acid extraction rate as the index,the above extraction processes were evaluated.Results The extraction rate of ferulic acid extracted by alcohol was higher than that by water,but the ferulic acid content showed no obvious difference by decocting together or decocted separately firstly then mixed together.Conclusion It is suggested that proper extraction solvents and extraction methods should be adopted according to the different physicochemical characteristics of chemical contents in herbal medicine during extraction.