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To study morphological characteristics change of the development process and quercetin and polyphenols of accumulation dynamic of the spines of Gleditsia sinensis, measure and compare morphological indexes using Vernier caliper, ruler and balance, calibrate and analysis quercetin and polyphenols content using HPLC and colorimetric method. The spines of G. sinensis development process is divided into formation period (the beginning of August to the beginning of November), dormant period (the beginning of November to the end of March in the following year), germination period (the end of March to the middle of April), fast growth period (the middle of April to the middle of August), browning period (the middle of August to the end of August) and mature period (the beginning of September to the end of December). Formation period the spines primordium divides and forms the scale bubs; dormant period the scale bubs are in a dormant state; germination period the bubs scales fall off, spines primordium began to development; fast growth period rapid growth to maximum; browning period browning from the tip and browns until the whole becomes brown; mature period The early stage of maturity is full of luster, gradually the color deepened and the luster faded. The accumulation of quercetin was gradually decreasing after increasing. The total polyphenol accumulation was significantly decreased and then gradually increased, decreased finally. The content of quercetin was increased from 0.000 4%-0.002 6%, and the polyphenol content decreased from 0.761 9%-0.049 1% and then slowly increased to 0.286 9% in the fast growth period.The quercetin continuous increase to 0.004 3% and total polyphenol increased to 0.421 6% in the browning period. In the mature period, the quercetin content significantly decreased after reaching 0.009 6% in September, and the polyphenols content decreased after reaching 0.723 5% in October. Using principal component analysis results: September first, October 2nd, November 3rd. The morphological characteristics change of the development process and quercetin and polyphenols accumulation were determined. The development process is divided into six periods, the best harvest time is the early stage of mature period. Provide theoretical support for the utilization of the spines of G. sinensis and cultivation techniques of high yield.
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Objective: To study the dynamic changes of aerial parts of Salvia miltiorrhiza during different growth periods based on the contents of seven kinds of salvianolic acids, and determine the value of aerial parts of S. miltiorrhiza. Methods: UPLC-TQ/MS method was applied. The separation was performed on Acquity UPLC BEH C18 (100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm). The mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous formic acid by gradient elution. The flow rate of the mobile phase was 0.4 mL/min, and the column temperature was at 35℃. Results: The stems and leaves of S. miltiorrhiza were rich in salvianolic acids, but tanshinones were not detected in them. The content of salvianolic acids in stems and leaves were the highest in July or August besides salvianolic acid A and gradually dropped off till the lowest in December. The content of salvianolic acids in flowers reached maximum during the full-bloom stage. The dynamic change trend is not obvious before full-bloom stage, and its content sharply dropped when flowers began to fade. Conclusion: The aerial parts of S. miltiorrhiza were abundant in salvianolic acids, especially rosmarinic acid and salvianolic acid B, and the contents in luxuriant growth period were significantly higher than those in radix and rhizome of S. miltiorrhiza, which showed that the aerial parts were the important resources to obtain the salvianolic acids.