Research on quality standards of zhuang medicine Lonicerae dasystylae flos / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish quality standard of Zhuang medicine Lonicera dasystyla, and provide scientific basis for the quality control of L. dasystyla.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Characteristics of materia medica, microscopic features, TLC indentification, inspection, extractum and determination of chlorogenic acid, macranthoidin B, dipsacoside B were carried out through the experience, microscopic, physical and chemical methods, respectively. The standard of quality control was formulated thereafter.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The characteristics of materia medica, microscopic features, TLC indentification were specified, the average contents of water, total ash, acid-insoluble ash, alcohol-soluble extracts, chlorogenic acid were 11.6%, 6.6%, 0.2% , 24.4%, 1.16%, respectively, the total amount of macranthoidin B and dipsacoside B was 3.13%. Quality standard of L. dasystyla was proposed according to experimental results.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The quality of L. dasystyla can be controlled effectively with the quality standard.</p>