Effects of Different Processes on Contents of Three Alkaloid Ingredients in Coridalis Rhizoma / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effects of different processes on the contents of three alkaloid ingredients in Coridalis Rhizoma.Methods The contents of three alkaloid ingredients (protopine, dehydrocorydaline, tetrahydropalmatine) were determined by HPLC. Agilent HC-C18(2) column (4.6 mm × 250 mm, 5μm) was set at 35℃; acetonitrile-0.1% phosphoric acid solution (triethylamine adjusted pH 5.3) (2674) was set as mobile phase; the flow rate was 1.0 mL/min and detection wavelength was set at 280 nm; the injection volume was 10μL. The three components were separated well under these chromatographic conditions. The linear relationship between the mass of each component and the peak area was good (r2≥0.9996). The average recoveries were 100.31%, 99.34%, and 99.34%, respectively (RSD≤2.70%).Results The contents of protopine, dehydrocorydaline, tetrahydropalmatine and the total contents of three alkaloids were higher than other groups in large size samples (diameter of fresh products was 2.0–3.0 cm) which were boiled 5–6 minutes, the medium size samples (diameter of fresh products was 1.5–1.9 cm) which were boiled 2–4 minutes and the small size samples (diameter of fresh products was 0.7–1.4 cm) which were boiled 1–2 minutes. The contents of alkaloid in boiled process were lower than steamed process.Conclusion The Results of study provide an experimental basis for origin processing of Coridalis Rhizoma.