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Objective: To preliminarily ascertain the anti-gastric cancer active parts from the roots of Ferula ferulaeoide and to study its GC-MS fingerprint Methods: The inhibitory effects of different extraction from the roots of F. ferulaeoide on the cell proliferation of SGC-7901 cells were determined with MTT colorimetric method. GC-MS fingerprint of in vitro anti-gastric cancer active parts from F. ferulaeoide was investigated and analyzed by GC-MS and principal component analysis (PCA). Results: The chloroform extract showed the best inhibition on the growth of SGC-7901 cells. The method on GC-MS fingerprint of in vitro anti-gastric cancer active parts from F. ferulaeoide was established, showing 28 common characteristic peaks. The PCA demonstrated that the common peaks 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 21, 22, and 23 were connected closely with the in vitro anti-gastric cancer activity, and the seven compounds were 3-methoxy-1,2-propanediol, D-limonene, L-borneol acetate, terpinyl acetate, 1,5,9-undecatriene, 2,6,10-trimethyl, α-cedrene, and a-bergsmotene, β-cedrene, 8-epi-γ-eudesmol, γ-eudesmol, hinesol. Totally 28 common compounds of 10 batches of samples accounted for over 92% of the volatile contents, and the similarity of the GC-MS fingerprints from the 10 batches of samples was over 0.90. Conclusion: The chloroform extract from the roots of F. ferulaeoides with potential inhibitory effect on gastric cancer SGC-7901 cells is tentatively confirmed, and needs further to verify by animal cells in vivo. The method of GC-MS fingerprinting is rapid, simple, and accurate with good reproducibility and stability, and can be used to control the quality of active parts of F. ferulaeoides.