Application and study of HPLC fingerprint of Lonicera japonica for identification of geo-authenticity / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a chromatographic fingerprint of Lonicera japonica and apply it to identify geo-authentic of L. japonica.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The HPLC was applied in chromatographic separation and data were analysed by "computed aided similarity evaluation" software.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>There exited distinct difference of chemical components group between and non-authentic samples.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The established HPLC fingerprint can be used for the identification of geo-authentic of L. japonica.</p>