Application of evaporative light-scattering detector in analysis of the active constituents in Chinese herbal medicine / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To review the application of Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector in analysis of the active constituents in Chinese herbal medicine.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Papers on the assay of the active compounds of Chinese herbal medicine by HPLC-ELSD method were collected.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector has been widely used in assaying the compounds which have no UV absorption or when wavelengths for maximal UV absorption are under 200 nm in natural products.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Evaporative Light-Scattering Detector will have a more widely application in analysis of constituents in Chinese herbal medicine.</p>