Study on quality standards of decoction pieces of salt Alpinia / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish the quality criteria for decoction pieces of salt Alpinia.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Decoction pieces of salt Alpinia were measured with moisture, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, water-extract and volatile oils according to the procedures recorded in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2010. The content of Nootkatone was determined by HPLC, and NaCl, by chloridion electrode method.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>We obtained results of total ash, acid-insoluble ash, water-extract and volatile oils of 10 batches of decoction pieces of salt Alpinia moisture; Meanwhile we set the HPLC and chloridion electrode method.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This research established a fine quality standard for decoction pieces of salt Alpinia.</p>