Comparative Study on Different Decoction Methods of Sini Powder / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To compare the five kinds of Sini powder prepared in accordance with the standards for antiquity decoction, Japanese standard decoction, traditional recipe, hospital medicine decocting or traditional Chinese medicine granules so as to provide theoretic bases for the experimental study of the decoction and the standardization of its clinical practice. METHODS: HPLC was applied with the comprehensive scores on the contents and the extractum yield of peoniflorin, naringin, ammonium glycyrrhizinate salt and saikoside a as index. RESULTS: The Sini powder decoction prepared in accordance with the traditional recipe showed the highest comprehensive scores. CONCLUSION: The traditional recipe decoction method was established as the preparation technology for the standard Sini powder decoction.