ABSTRACT
Objective To establish a method for determination of atractylodin in essential oil of Jingfukang preparations by GC and analyze its stability in different solutions. Methods Using HP-5 quartz capillary column (30 m×0.32 mm), programmed temperature was conducted with the FID as detector. The content of atractylodin was determined both at room temperature and 4 ℃ in 20 days. Results The linear range of atractylodin was 4.172-41.72 μg/mL (r=0.999 7). The stability of atractylodin in essential oil of atractylodes was better than in anhydrous alcohol solution or in essential oil of Jingfukang preparation. Conclusion This method is suitable for the quality control of atractylodin in essential oil of Jingfukang preparations. Low temperature is helpful to the stability of atractylodin. The storage period of essential oil of Jingfukang preparations should not be too long.