Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To study the extraction and the inclusion process of volatile oil from Cinnamomi Cortex in Huanglian Ejiao Capsule.
METHODS The extraction of volatile oil was assessed to optimize the best extraction processes with oahogonal design. The study investigated the leading factors for the inclusion process with the inclusion complex yield as examining indexes.
RESULTS The optimal process for volatile oil extraction was adding 8 times of water, soaking 2 h and extracting 4 h. The best inclusion conditions were as follows: the ratio of volatile oil to β-cyclodextrin CD being 1∶6, adding 1.5 times solvent, milling 25 min.
CONCLUSION The optimized process is reasonable, reliable and suitable.