Determination of ?-eudesmol in atractylis oil from Rhizomes of Atractylodes Lancea (THUNB.)DC.by gas chromatography / 中成药

AIM: To establish the determination of ? eudesmol in atractylis oil from Rhizomes of Atractylodes Lancea (THUNB.) DC. by gas chromatography. METHODS: Pentadecanol had been used as the internal standard substance in internal standard method. The GC system consisted of capillary column, 10%SF 30 as the stationary phase, nitrogen as the carrier gas, and FID as the detector. RESULTS: Both ? eudesmol in essential oil and pentadecanol had got satisfactory separation under the chromatographic condition. The mean recovery of ? eudesmol was 99.60%, and RSD was 1.30%. CONCLUSIONS: The method is sensitive, accurate and reproducible, and it can be used to control the quality of the essential oil from Rhizomes of Atractylodes Lancea (THUNB.) DC.