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OBJECTIVES@#To study the changes of alcohol content and pharmacokinetic parameter in rats after taking Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid.@*METHODS@#The rats were randomly divided into three groups and given with white alcohol at the dose of 3.0 mL/kg, low-dose and high-dose Chinese medicine liquor, respectively. The blood was collected before administration and 5 min, 10 min, 15 min, 30 min, 1 h, 2 h, 3 h, 4 h, 5 h, 6 h and 8 h after administration by cutting rats' tails. The concentrations of alcohol in blood were detected by headspace-gas chromatography method. The main pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated by DAS 2.0, and then analyzed by SPSS 17.0.@*RESULTS@#The difference of maximum blood concentrations between high-dose Chinese medicine alcohol group and white alcohol group was statistically significant （P<0.05）. There was no significant difference in other pharmacokinetic parameters among three groups （P>0.05）.@*CONCLUSIONS@#The Chinese herbal medicinal ingredients in the Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid has no effect on the metabolism and elimination of ethanol in rats. The research provides useful reference for the qualitative assessment and processing of traffic accident cases involved in Huoxiang Zhengqi liquid and the studies related to drug-interaction.
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Animals , Rats , Drugs, Chinese Herbal/pharmacology , Ethanol/pharmacokineticsABSTRACT
Objective: To optimize the infiltration process of Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae (PCR) in Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid (HZL). Methods: Using the dissolution content of hesperidin as indicator, the infiltration process parameters for PCR such as soaking time, fineness of grind, degree of compaction, infiltration rate, and medicinal infiltration or not were studied, and considering the actual production efficiency, the optimal process conditions were determined. Results: The optimal infiltration process conditions were as follows: PCR was loaded into the extraction tank without soaking (there was no difference between 24 and 48 h of soaking time), spread evenly and compacted properly; The crude medicine fineness was about 0.5 cm × 0.5 cm; The infiltration solvent was 60% ethanol; The infiltration solvent was added to the extraction tank of crude medicines, the volume of solvent can not be too much, just inundating crude medicines; Adding solvent speed and infiltration speed were basically identical; The primary infiltration speed was 1 mL/(min·kg) and the continued infiltration speed was 2 mL/(min·kg). Conclusion: The optimal PCR infiltration process conditions of HZL are determined by evaluating the dissolution content of hesperidin.
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Objective: To study the chemical constituents of Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid. Methods: Silica gel column chromatography, preparative thin-layer chromatography, and recrystallization were used to isolate the chemical constituents from chloroform extract. And the structures of compounds were identified by spectral analysis and physicochemical properties. Results: Fifteen compounds were obtained and identified as liquiritin (1), liquiritigenin (2), isoliquiritigenin (3), formononetin (4), oxypeucedanin hydrate (5), byakangelicin (6), hesperidin (7), 5, 7, 8, 3′, 4′- pentamethoxyflavone (8), 5, 6, 7, 3′, 4′-pentamethoxyflavone (9), 5, 7, 8, 4′-tetramethoxyflavone (10), nobiletin (11), 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 3′, 4′-heptamethoxyflavone (12), tangeretin (13), honokiol (14), and magnolol (15). Conclusion: All the compounds are isolated from Huoxiang Zhengqi Liquid for the first time. Compounds 1-4 may come from Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma; compounds 5 and 6 from Angelicae Dahuricae Radix; compounds 7-13 from Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium; and compounds 14 and 15 from Magnoliae Officinalis Cortex.