In order to clarify the name,plant species and clinical use of the traditional Uyghur medicine"Heliyun",this article combed Uyghur medical classics such as Ehtiyarat bedey,Aksaray,Jimi elaj and Mehzenul edwiye,as well as modern literature.Herbal textual research was performed on its name,origin,properties,functional indications,etc.At the same time,on-site inspections were conducted to verify the clinical use of"Heliyun"in Xinjiang Uyghur Medical Hospital,medicinal samples were collected,and original plant identification was conducted.After herbal textual research,confirmation of clinical use of medicinal materials in Uyghur medicine,and botanical identification,the Uyghur medicinal material"Heliyun"is actually the dried fruit of Withania somnifera(L.)Dunal,and the Chinese name for this medicinal plant should be"Shuiqieguo",and the Uyghur name remains"Heliyun".This could provide a basis for standardizing the name,confirming the plant species,and promoting the clinical application of"Heliyun"in Uyghur medicine.

In order to clarify the name,plant species and clinical use of the traditional Uyghur medicine"Heliyun",this article combed Uyghur medical classics such as Ehtiyarat bedey,Aksaray,Jimi elaj and Mehzenul edwiye,as well as modern literature.Herbal textual research was performed on its name,origin,properties,functional indications,etc.At the same time,on-site inspections were conducted to verify the clinical use of"Heliyun"in Xinjiang Uyghur Medical Hospital,medicinal samples were collected,and original plant identification was conducted.After herbal textual research,confirmation of clinical use of medicinal materials in Uyghur medicine,and botanical identification,the Uyghur medicinal material"Heliyun"is actually the dried fruit of Withania somnifera(L.)Dunal,and the Chinese name for this medicinal plant should be"Shuiqieguo",and the Uyghur name remains"Heliyun".This could provide a basis for standardizing the name,confirming the plant species,and promoting the clinical application of"Heliyun"in Uyghur medicine.

Weierning tablet is a new Chinese traditional patent medicine. Its main ingredients Codonopsis pilosula, Magnolia officinalis and Strychnos nux-vomica were identified by TLC. An HPLC method for the determina tion of strychnos and brucine was established. The method is sensitive and highly reproducible. Its average re covery were 99. 24% and 98. 39% respectively;RSD=1. 61 % for strychnos,and 1. 80% for brucine (n=3)