ABSTRACT
AIM:To establish a method for detecting three aconitum alkaloids(aconitine,mesaconitine,hy-paconitine) in Zhentong Huoluo Tincture(Radix Aconiti,Radix Aconiti kusnezoffii,Radix et Rhizoma Rhei,Rhizoma Pinelliae,Rhizoma Arisaematis ect.).METHODS:A ZOBAX Extend-C_ 18(250 mm?4.6 mm,5 ?m) column was used to determine the aconitum alkaloids in Zhentong Huoluo Tincture.The mobile was gradient elution,0.1% die-thylamine(adjust pH 9.0 with phosphoric acid) as mobile A;0-20 min A∶B(63∶37),20-45 min A∶B(63∶55∶37→45),at the rate of 1 mL/min.The temperature of column was 30 ℃,and the wavelength was at 232 nm.RESULTS:The linearity of the aconitine in 9.74 ng-974 ng was 0.999 9;that of the mesaconitine in 23.86-2 386 ng was 0.999 9 and that of the hypaconitine in 29.94 ng-2 994 ng was 0.999 9.The RSD of precision for these three were 1.50%、0.68% and 0.49%,respectively.The average recoveries and its RSD were 100.2%(RSD 3.2 %)、102.9%(RSD 2.2%) and 98.2(RSD 2.0%),respectively for aconitin,mesaconitine and hypaconitine.The reproducibilities were all less than 2.0%,and the sample solution was stable in 24 h.CONCLUSION:The method is simple,accurate and has good stability,can be used for the quantity control in the product of Zhentong Huoluo Tincture.