Influence of Different Composed Herbs and Decocting Processes on Content of Aconitine in Rhubarb and Aconite Decoction / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To study the influence of different herb composition on content of aconitine in Rhubarb and Aconite Decoction.METHODS:On the basis of Rhubarb and Aconite Decoction,different prescriptions were made up and different de?cocting technics were adopted,then the content of aconitine was determined with UV-spectrophotometry.RESULTS:The content of aconitine in mixture of decoctions of single herb decreased about20%and the content of aconitine in the decoction of combined herbs decreased about45%compared with that in decoction of single Aconite.Combination of Asarum with Aconite showed no influence on the content of aconitine.CONCLUSION:Rhubarb can control the toxicity of Aconite in Rhubarb and Aconite Decoction.