Determination of Berberine Hydrochloride Content in Qingwen Baidu Granule by HPLC

The paper was to establish a simple and sensitive HPLC method for determination of berbefine hydrochloride content in Qingwen Baidu granule. The HPLC system consisted of Stable Bond - C18 column （4.6 × 150 mm, 5um） and with a mobile phase of acetonitrile -0.05mol/L potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution （50：50,v：v） mixture. Berberine hydrochloride was detected at the wavelength of 345 nm, with a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min and a column temperature of 30 ℃. The excipients and solvents in the granule could be well separated from the drug under such a designated chromatogram condition and did not interfere with the assay. A good linear relationship was found between peak area and the concentration of berberine hydrochloride in the range of 16.0 -48.0 I^g/mL. The average recovery of berberine hydrochloride was 99.09%. The established approach was specific, accurate, reliable, prompt, sensitive and applicable, and could be used to control the quality of Qingwen Baidu granule.

Identification of Gardenoside and Sarsasapogenin from Qingwen Baidu Granules by TLC

[ Objective ] We aimed to establish the identification method of gardenoside and sarsasapogenin in Qingwen baidu granules. [ Method] With ethyl ace- tate-acetone-formic acid-water （10：7：2：0.5） as the developer and 10% sulfuric acid ethanol solution as the chromogenic reagent, the samples were heated at 100 ~C until the spots were clearly visible, and the existence of gardenoside was checked under natural light. With toluene-acetone（9：l ） as the developer and 5% vanillin sulfuric acid solution as the chromogenic reagent, the samples were heated at 105 ~C until the spots were clearly visible, and the existence of sarsasapogenin was checked under natural light. [Result] Qingwen baidu granules had the same spots with gardenoside and sarsasapogenin at the same Rfvalue under natural light. [ Conclusion] A TLC method detecting gardenoside and sarsasapogenin in Qingwen baidu granules was established, which had good specificity and repeatability, suitable for rapid detection of gardenoside and sarsasapogenin.

Identification of Coptis chinensis and Forsythia sus-pensa from Qingwen Baidu Granules by TLC

[ Objective] The paper was to establish the identification method of Coptis chinensis and Forsythia suspensa in Qingwen baidu granules. [ Method ] With benzene-ethyl acetate-methanol-isopropanol-cancentrated ammonium liquid （ 12：6：3：3：1 ） as the developer, the samples were outspread in the cylinder with sat- urated ammonia steam by thin layer chromatography （TLC）, and the existence of C. chinensis and berberine hydrochloride was checked under UV lamp. With tri- chloromethane-methanol （5：1） as the developer and 10% sulfuric acid ethanol solution as the chromogenic reagent, the samples were heated at 105 ℃ for 5 min to check the existence of F. suspense under natural light. [Result] Qingwen baidu granules had the same spots with C. chinensis control and berberine hydrochloride at the same Rf value under 365 nm UV lamp; Qingweu baidu granules had the same spots with F. suspensa control at the same Rfvalue under natural light. [ Condusion] A TLC method detecting C. chinensis and F. suspensa in Qingwen baidu granules was established, which had good specificity and repeatability, suitable for rapid detection of C. chinensis and F. suspensa. It could be well applied to control the quality of Qingwen baidu granule.