Quality standard for Radix Aconiti / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM: Radix Aconite is unprocessed parent root tuber of Aconitum carmichaeli Debx.containing toxic diterpenoid alkaloids such as mesaconitine,aconitine and hypaconitine.To establish the quality standard for this potent herb. METHODS: The microscopic examination technique,HPLC-UV and LC-MS-MS methods had been used. RESULTS: These methods can be used to analyse the quality of this potent herb. CONCLUSION: This paper proposes microscopic examination technique and physio-chemical methods such as HPLC-UV and LC-MS-MS for the identification and quantitative analysis of the herbs.