Studies on GC fingerprint of volatile oil of Houttuynia cordata / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To establish a GC fingerprint of the volatile oil of Houttuynia cordata.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The volatile oil was extracted from H. cordata by water stream distillation method, and analyzed by GC coupled with FID.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>12 bathes of samples collected from different regions were analyzed; the GC fingerprint of the volatile oil of H. cordata was subsequently established.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The established GC fingerprint can be used for the identification of H. cordata.</p>