ABSTRACT
Objective To determinate the contents of α-pinene, β-pinene, eucalyptol and linalool in Baeckea frutescens by reference substances method and reference extract method respectively; To explore the feasibility of replacing single component reference by control extracts in assay. Methods The GC system consisted of a quartz column DB-5 (60 m×0.25 mm×0.25 μm); The temperature programming rose from 80 ℃ (15 min) to 90 ℃ by 1 ℃/min, lasting 2 min, then 10 ℃/min to 110 ℃, then 25 ℃/min to 240 ℃, lasting 8 min in the end; The temperature of the entrance of capillary vessel column was 250 ℃, and the temperature of the detector was 250 ℃. Results α-pinene, β-pinene, eucalyptol and linalool were in a good linear relationship within each concentration scope (r≥0.999). The average recovery rates were in the range of 96.5%–102.2%. The results of t-test demonstrated that there is no significant difference between the two methods. Conclusion The reference extract method can be used as a quality evaluation pattern for Baeckea frutescens.