Study on Quality Standard for Catechu Anti-diarrhea Ointment / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To establish the quality standard for Catechu anti-diarrhea ointment.METHODS:TLC was applied to identify the properties of medicinal ingredients in the formula;HPLC was adopted to determine the main effective ingredient catechin in Catechu.A stability test was then conducted.RESULTS:TLC determination revealed good results.Catechin showed a good linear relationship at a range of 0.364～ 1.82? g.The average recovery was 98.94%(RSD=1.28%,n=5).CONCLUSION:The standard can be applied to the quality control of Catechu Anti-diarrhea ointment.