Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To simultaneous determine the content of chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and linarin in Chrysanthemi Indici Flos. METHODS The HPLC method with DAD was used in the assay. All separations were carried out on an Agilent Eclipse C
18 column (250 mm×4.6 mm, 5.0 μm). A linear gradient elution of methanol-acetonitrile-0.2% aqueous acetic acid was used to run the separation. The solvent flow rate was 1.0 mL·min
-1 and the column temperature was maintained at 30 ℃. The detection wavelength was 334 nm. RESULTS Excellent linear behavior over the investigated concentration range was observed, with
r>0.999 3 for all the analytes. The average recovery values of chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid and linarin were 99.5%, 100.4%, 100.4%, respectively. CONCLUSION The method is simple, accurate and reproducible, contributing to quality evaluation and control of Chrysanthemi Indici Flos.