Optimization of processing technology for Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma fried with honey rice chaff in Jian Chang Bang / 中草药

ABSTRACT

To optimize the processing technology of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma fried with honey rice chaff in Jian Chang Bang. With the contents of atractylenolide I, atractylenolide II, atractylenolide III, atractylone, and alcohol extract as indexes, which were determined by HPLC and alcohol extract method in Pharmacopoeia 2010 edition, L9 (34) orthogonal test was used to determine the best processing technology. The optimum processing technology of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma fried with honey rice chaff was as following: the amount of honey rice chaff 50%, frying temperature 200℃, and frying time 5 min. The optimum processing technology is stable and feasible by verification.