ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To establish a method for simultaneous determination of contents of β-pinene, linalool, L-camphor, L-borneol, β-caryophyllene and xanthoxylin in the oil of Blumea balsamifera. METHODS: GC method was adopted. The determination was performed on RTX-1701 capillary column (programmed temperature). The FID detector was controlled at 240 ℃. The inlet temperature was set at 240 ℃. The carrier gas was high-purity nitrogen 3 mL/min. The the sample size was 0.5 μL, and split ratio was 50 ∶ 1. RESULTS: The linear range of β-pinene, linalool, L-camphor, L-borneol, β-caryophyllene and xanthoxylin were 0.029 7-0.267 1 mg/mL (r=0.999 9), 0.024 3-0.218 9 mg/mL (r=0.999 9), 0.126 0-1.134 0 mg/mL (r=0.999 9), 0.217 2-1.954 8 mg/mL (r=0.999 9), 0.136 3-1.226 9 mg/mL (r=0.999 9), 0.044 5-0.400 3 mg/mL(r=0.999 5), respectively. The limits of quantitation were 0.028 5, 0.008 7, 0.018 6, 0.016 8, 0.014 5, 0.042 1 mg/mL; the limits of detection were 0.009 4, 0.002 9, 0.006 1, 0.005 5, 0.004 8, 0.013 9 mg/mL, respectively. RSDs of precision, stability, reproducibility and durability tests were all lower than 3%. The average recoveries were 98.13%-101.30%(RSD=1.20%,n=9),98.44%-101.81%(RSD=1.28%,n=9),98.26%-101.05%(RSD=1.19%,n=9),99.08%-101.58%(RSD=0.89%,n=9),98.66%-101.66%(RSD=1.17%,n=9),98.84%-103.60%(RSD=0.96%,n=9), respectively. The contents of 6 components in the sample were 14.552-46.766, 16.951-22.096, 80.597-113.115, 205.224-242.537, 47.761-135.697, 26.493-45.771 mg/g, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The established method is simple, accurate, precise and reproducible, which can be used for simultaneous determination of contents of 6 components in the oil of B. balsamifera. It can provide reference for comprehensive evaluation and extraction technology study of the oil of B. balsamifera.