ABSTRACT
Objective To determine the chemical composition of the integral processing and traditional processing of Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex (PCC), and discuss the advantages of the integral processing of PCC. Methods The content of chlorogenic acid, phellodendrine chloride, magnoflorine, jatrorrhizine hydrochloride, berberrubine, palmatine hydrochloride, berberine hydrochloride, limonin, and obacunone in the product integral processing and traditional processing PCC was determined by HPLC. Results Comparing the total of the mass fractions of the above index components, the content of the raw PCC and the salt PCC processed by the traditional methods was 3.956 9% and 4.525 0%, and the content of the raw PCC and the salt PCC processed by the integral methods was 6.074 2% and 8.942 2%, respectively. It can be drawn that the integral method surpasses the traditional method by contrast with the content of effective components. Conclusion The quality of the integral processing of PCC is good, and its operating procedures are simple and worth promoting.