Primary Study on Fingerprint of Nutmeg in Different Areas / 中国中医药信息杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To establish the fingerprints analysis of the methanol extracts of nutmeg,and study quality uniformity of nutmeg in different areas.Methods A ZORBAX EclipseXDB-C18 (4.6 mm?150 mm,5 ?m) column was used.The mobile phase consisted of methanol-acetonitrile-water (25∶35∶40),the flow rate was 1 mL/min,the column temperature was 30 ℃,the detective wavelength was 270 nm.Dehydrodiisoeugenol was used as reference compound.Results Fingerprint of nutmeg was established,consisted of l7 common peaks.The similarity of fingerprints was over 0.9.Conclusion The fingerprints of nutmeg in different areas have no differences.This method is accurate,reliable and provides a scientific basis for the quality control of nutmeg.