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OBJECTIVE：To establish the method for content dete rmination of polyphyllin Ⅱ，Ⅵ，Ⅶ in Ypsilandra thibetica ， and to compare the differences of 3 saponins in different parts of Y. thibetica from different producing areas. METHODS ：HPLC method was adopted to determine the contents of polyphyllin Ⅱ，Ⅵ，Ⅶ in whole grass part and underground part of Y. thibetica from 10 producing areas. The determination was performed on Kromasil C 18column with mobile phase consisted of acetonirile-water （gradient elution ）at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The column temperature was 35 ℃，and detection wavelength was set at 203 nm；sample size was 10 μL. With the contents of 3 saponins as the index ，20 batches of Y. thibetica were analyzed by cluster analysis and PLS-DA analysis ；the aggregation of samples was analyzed and determined the primary difference components. RESULTS：The linear range of polyphyllin Ⅱ，polyphyllin Ⅵ and polyphyllin Ⅶ were 0.051-2.04，0.007-0.28，0.168-6.72 μg， respectively（r≥0.999 5）；the detection limits were 1.92，1.75，1.87 ng，respectively；and the quantitative limits were 6.40，5.87， 6.23 ng，respectively；RSD of precision ，reproducibility and stability tests （24 h）were all lower than 2％（n＝6）；the average recovery rates were 99.29％，101.38％ and 99.64％，with RSDs of 1.17％，2.64％，0.75％（n＝6），respectively. The content of polyphyllin Ⅱ was 0.615-1.875 mg/g，that of polyphyllin Ⅵ was 0-0.095 mg/g，and that of polyphyllin Ⅶ was 3.158-12.354 mg/g. Cluster analysis showed that 20 batches of samples were clustered into two groups ，batch S 9-S12 were clustered in to one group，and the other 16 batches of samples were clustered into another group. PLS-DA analysis showed that 20 batches of samples were divided into 3 areas，batch S 1，S2，S8，S14，S16，S20 were included in area Ⅰ；batch S 9-S12 included in area Ⅱ；and the rest of the samples included in area Ⅲ. The quality of Y. thibetica from different habitats was different ，and there was no difference in the saponin composition between the whole grass and the underground part. Weight ranking found that mail：cscdtcm@126.com polyphyllin Ⅶ was the main difference component in Y. thibetica，and the content of polyphyllin Ⅶ in Y. thibetica from Pengzhou city and Dayi county was the highest. CONCLUSIONS ：The established method is simple ，convenient and sensitive. It can be used for the content determination of 3 saponins in Y. thibetica . The content of active components is higher and the quality is better in Y. thibetica from Pengzhou city and Dayi county.
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The plants in genus Ypsilandra Franch (Liliaceae) have similar chemical constituents and pharmacological activities with Paris L., the major active ingredients of them are steroidal saponins, and their pharmacological effects include antibacterial, antitumor, and hemostasis. Therefore, Ypsilandra thibetica could replace Paris L. to some extent and alleviate its crisis. In this paper, the research progress of the current studies of Y. thibetica is summarized. It may provide the reference for the further studies of this plant.