ABSTRACT
AIM: To establish the method of determining astragaloside Ⅳ and salidroside in Zhenqi Fuzheng Capsule(Fructus Ligustri Lucidi,Radix Astragali,etc.). METHODS: Astragaloside Ⅳ was determined by HPLC-ELSD on Inertsil ODS-3 C_(18) column(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) using a mobile phase of acetonitrile-water(37∶63).The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and detector parameters were set as follows: drift tube temprature was at (106 ?C);carrier gas(air) flow rate was 2.7 L/min.Salidroside was determined by RP-HPLC on the same column using a mobile phase composed of acetonitrile-water with gradient elution.The detection wavelength was at 278 nm and the flow rate was 1.0 mL/min. RESULTS: Calibration curve of astragaloside Ⅳ was linear between 0.76 ?g and 3.8 ?g under the chromatographic condition,R=0.999 5.The average recovery of astragaloside Ⅳ was(98.4%).RSD was 0.9%(n=6).And the calibration curve of Salidroside was linear between 0.4 ?g and 4 ?g,R=0.999 9.The average recovery of salidroside was 100.7%.RSD was 2.1%(n=5). CONCLUSION: These methods were simple,accurate and sensitive,so it can be used for the quality control of Zhenqi Fuzheng Capsule.