Application of HPLC/ELSD fingerprint and constellation graphical clustering method applied to evaluate the quality of Qingkailing injection / 药学学报

ABSTRACT

<p><b>AIM</b>To evaluate the quality of Qingkailing injections effectively, and to develop a credible method for the quality control of traditional Chinese medicine.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Fingerprints of 18 Qingkailing injection samples from various manufacturers were obtained by HPLC/ELSD, and quality evaluation was performed by constellation graphical clustering method.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>HPLC/ELSD and constellation graphical clustering method properly revealed the quality information apparently and accurately.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>It was an apparent, credible and efficient method for quality evaluation of Chinese medicines.</p>