Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To establish an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of chlorogenic acid, forsythoside A, quercitroside and baicalin in Fufang Yuxingcao tablets.
METHODS The samples were separated on a CAPCELL PAK MG (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) column, by a gradient elution using acetonitrile(A) and 0.1% phosphoric acid(B) (0-12 min, 9%A; 12-15 min, 9%→15%A; 15-32 min, 15%A; 32-48 min, 15%→29%A; 48-60 min, 29%A) as mobile phase at a flow rate of 1.0 mL·min
-1. The column temperature was set at 35℃. The wavelength was set on 330 nm.
RESULTS The linear ranges of chlorogenic acid, quercitroside, forsythoside A and baicalin were 2-100 μg·mL
-1, 2-100 μg·mL
-1, 4-200 μg·mL
-1 and 12-600 μg·mL
-1(
r=0.999 9), the average recoveries(
n=6) were 98.0%, 99.8%, 99.1% and 98.3%, respectively, and RSDs were < 2.0%.
CONCLUSION A rapid, simple, accurate HPLC method is successfully established for simultaneous determine 4 effective components in Fufang Yuxingcao tablets. The method herein described is helpful for the quality control of Fufang Yuxingcao tablets.