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Objective:To explore the quality transmitting relationship between decoction pieces and substance benchmarks with the fingerprint， index component content and dry extract rate as evaluation indexes， and investigate the key quality attributes of 15 batches of substance benchmarks of Yihuangtang， and establish the quality standard of this substance benchmarks. Method:Fifteen batches of Yihuangtang substance benchmarks freeze-dried powder samples were prepared， the fingerprint and index component content of 15 batches of decoction pieces and substance benchmarks were determined by high performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）， the mobile phase was acetonitrile （A）-0.1% phosphoric acid aqueous solution （B） for gradient elution （0-6 min， 97%B； 6-12 min， 97%-92%B； 12-25 min， 92%-90%B； 25-35 min， 90%-89%B； 35-50 min， 89%-82%B； 50-75 min， 82%-72%B； 75-85 min， 72%-35%B）， the detection wavelength was set at 230 nm， combined the dry extract rate to clarify the attribution of characteristic peaks and the range of similarity with the control chromatogram， the content range and transfer rate range of geniposidic acid and berberine hydrochloride， the dry extract rate range and the variation range of the substance benchmarks. Result:The established HPLC fingerprint had good precision， repeatability and stability， and could be used for the simultaneous determination of decoction pieces and substance benchmarks of Yihuangtang. The similarities between the control chromatogram and fingerprint of substance benchmarks were >0.99. A total of 15 characteristic peaks were assigned， and 8 characteristic peaks were identified by the reference substances， of which 6 were from Phellodendri Chinensis Cortex processed with salt， 1 was from Plantaginis Semen processed with wine， and 1 was from stir-fried Dioscoreae Rhizoma. The content ranges of geniposidic acid and berberine hydrochloride in 15 batches of substance benchmarks of Yihuangtang were 0.10%-0.16% and 0.63%-1.05%， the transfer rate ranges of them were 20.91%-32.65% and 19.60%-29.59%， respectively. The dry extract rate range of the substance benchmarks was 8.45%-9.92%. Conclusion:The quality standard of Yihuangtang substance benchmarks can be preliminarily formulated by the combination of fingerprint， dry extract rate and determination of index component， which can provide the basis for the quality control of Yihuangtang and the development of related preparations.