Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To screen the optimum extraction process of effective fractions from Siegesbeckiae Herba.
METHODS HPLC was used to determine the content of kirenol in Siegesbeckiae Herba extract.The ethanol extraction process was optimized by orthogonal test when kirenol content was selected as index.
RESULTS The kirenol yield obtained from Siegesbeckiae Herba was higher using ethanol solution as solvent than water.The optimum extraction process of Siegesbeckiae Herba was to extract three times (the first 2.5 h,the second 1 h,the third 1 h) using eightfold 70% ethanol after infiltrating for 2 h.
CONCLUSION Ethanol solution is better than water as solvent for extraction of kirenol.The optimised extraction process was reasonable and feasible.