Résumé
OBJECTIVE:To improve the content determination for polygala xanthone Ⅲ in Polygalae Radix contained in Chi-nese Pharmacopoeia (2010 edition). METHODS:HPLC was performed on the column of Hypersil BDS C18 with mobile phase of acetonitrile-0.05% phosphoric acid(gradient elution)at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min;detection wavelength was 320 nm,column tem-perature was 25℃,and the injection volume was 10μl. RESULTS:The linear range of polygala xanthoneⅢwas 0.029-0.928 μg/ml (r=0.999 1);RSDs of precision,stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%;recovery was 94.66%-100.90%(RSD=2.46%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS:The method is simple,stable and reproducible. Although the determination time is prolonged,it has improved the accuracy and it is more suitable for the content determination of polygala xanthoneⅢin Polygalae Radix.