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OBJECTIVE To optimize ethanol extraction process of Yihuang powder. METHODS An orthogonal experiment was designed by reflux extraction with ethanol volume fraction， liquid-to-material ratio， and extraction time as investigation factors. The parameters used were the contents of hesperidin， nobiletin， tangeretin， gallic acid， chebulagic acid， chebulinic acid， liquiritin， glycyrrhizin， eugenol， and the paste-forming rate. The analytic hierarchy process （AHP） was used to calculate the comprehensive score. The optimal ethanol extraction process parameters of Yihuang powder were determined by verifying the results predicted by orthogonal experiment and genetic algorithm （GA）-back propagation neural network （BP neural network）. RESULTS The optimal ethanol extraction process parameters， as optimized by orthogonal experiment， were as follows: ethanol volume fraction of 60%， liquid-solid ratio of 14∶1 （mL/g)， extraction time of 90 min， and extraction for 2 times. The comprehensive score obtained by verification was 79.19. Meanwhile， the optimal ethanol extraction process parameters， optimized by GA-BP neural network， were ethanol volume fraction of 65%， liquid-solid ratio of 14∶1 （mL/g )， extraction time of 60 min， and extraction for 2 times. The comprehensive score obtained by verification was 85.30， higher than the results obtained from orthogonal experiment. CONCLUSIONS The optimization method of orthogonal experiment combined with GA-BP neural network is superior to the traditional orthogonal experiment optimization method. The optimized ethanol extraction process of Yihuang powder is stable and reliable.
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Objective: To optimize the extracting and processing conditions of Compound Jianshen Granules (CJG). Methods: UV analytical methods of total saponin and total polysaccharides were established, the optimal ethanol extraction process and water extraction process were confirmed according to single factor and orthogonal design test. The influence of different excipients and wetting agents were investigated, taking forming rate, solubility, and absorption rate as indexes, the materials added prescription varieties, ratio, and optimum molding process were screened. Results: The optimal ethanol extraction technology of CJG was: 85% ethanol, 10-fold, extracting for three times, 2 h once. The optimal water extraction technology was 14-fold, decocting 3 times, 30 min once. The optimized conditions of CJG were obtained with: accessories for the dextrin: lactose (4:1), main drug-accessories (1:1), with 85% ethanol as wetting agent which accounted for 15% of the main drug. Conclusion: The extraction process and forming process are feasible and stable, and the quality is controllable.
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Objective: To optimize the ethanol extraction process of Psoraleae Fructus-Myristicae Semen (psoralen-nutmeg) drug pair. Methods: Using L9(34) orthogonal design, the effects of ethanol concentration, ethanol amount, extraction time, and extraction times on the extraction process were investigated. The contents of psoralen, isopsoralen, and dehydrodiisoeugenol, dry extract yield, and total area of HPLC fingerprint characteristic peaks were used as comprehensive evaluation indexes. Results: The optimum process conditions were as follows: 50% ethanol, six times of the ethanol volume, extracted for three times, each time for 2 h. Conclusion: The method provides the basis for the determination of ethanol extraction process of Psoraleae Fructus-Myristicae Semen drug pair.