Quality Standard for Euonymi Grandiflorus Caulis and Folium

[Objectives]To establish the quality standard for Euonymi Grandiflorus Caulis and Folium.[Methods]Qualitative identification was performed by methods of origin identification,microscopic identification and thin layer chromatography(TLC);the moisture,total ash,acid-insoluble ash,and extract were detected using the method in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2020 Edition),and the contents of quercetin and kaempferol were determined by High Performance Liquid Chromatography(HPLC).[Results]The leaves of Euonymi Grandiflorus were subleathery,narrow and long elliptic or narrow obovate with cyme,and capsules were often with narrow wing ridge.Characteristics of microscopic identification were significant.Calcium oxalate cluster crystals,cubic crystals,inlaid parenchyma cells,starch granules,stomata,and fiber bundles could be observed.A TLC method for identification of Euonymi Grandiflorus Caulis and Folium was established.The contents of water,total ash,acid-insoluble ash were not higher than 13%,9%,12%,respectively;the extract were no less were not higher than 13%,9%,12%and 17%in ten batches of samples,respectively;the sum of quercetin and kaempferol were no less than 0.20%.[Conclusions]The quality standard of Euonymi Grandiflorus Caulis and Folium were established through the research.This method is accurate,specific,and reproducible and can be used for the quality control of Euonymi Grandiflorus Caulis and Folium.

Chemical profiling and rapid discrimination of Blumea riparia and Blumea megacephala by UPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS and HPLC

Objective:To rapidly identify the two morphologies and chemical properties of similar herbal medicines,Blumea riparia and B.megacephala as the basis for chemical constituent analysis.Methods:UPLC-Q-Exactive-MS/MS was utilized for profiling and identification of the constituents in B.riparia and B.megacephala.Chemical pattern recognition(CPR)was further used to compare and distinguish the two herbs and to identify their potential characteristic markers.Then,an HPLC method was established for quality evaluation.Results:A total of 93 constituents are identified,including 54 phenolic acids,35 flavonoids,two saccharides,one phenolic acid glycoside,and one other constituent,of which 67 were identified in B.riparia and B.megacephala for the first time.CPR indicates that B.riparia and B.megacephala samples can be distinguished from each other based on the LC–MS data.The isochlorogenic acid A to cryptochlorogenic acid peak area ratio calculated from the HPLC chromatograms was proposed as a differentiation index for distinguishing and quality control of B.riparia and B.megacephala.Conclusion:This study demonstrates significant differences between B.riparia and B.megacephala in terms of chemical composition.The results provide a rapid and simple strategy for the comparison and evaluation of the quality of B.riparia and B.megacephala.