Quality evaluation of Linderae Radix from different growing areas / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM To evaluate the quality of Linderae Radix from different growing areas.METHODS Hot dipping method was applied to determining the extract content.HPLC was adopted in the content derermination of linderane,linderalactone and norisoboldine.Then SPSS19.0 software was used for principal component analysis.RESULTS The effect degrees of various index components were in sequence of extract ＞ norisoboldine ＞ linderalactone ＞ linderane.The accumulative contribution rate of the first two principal components (total content of four index components,extract content) reached 86.86％.The comprehensive score of Linderae Radix from Taizhou (Zhejiang) was the highest.CONCLUSION Taking Taizhou (Zhejiang) as the genuine producing area of Linderae Radix has a certain scientific basis.