Studies on diversity of quality of Forsythia suspensa / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study on diversity of quality of Forsythia suspense collected from different regions.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The hundred-seed weight of shucks was analyzed by the method of hundred grain mass. The thousand-seed weight of seeds was analyzed by the method of thousand grain mass. The contents of the active components in shucks and seeds were determined by HPLC.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The hundred-seed weight of shucks, the thousand-seed weight of seeds and the contents of the active components in the shucks and seeds from different regions were significantly different.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The quality of F. suspense from different regions is not consistant.</p>