Determination of camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol and methyl salicylate in four kinds of TCM adhesive plasters by GC / 中成药

ABSTRACT

AIM: To establish the determination for camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol, and methyl salicylate in four kinds of TCM adhesive plasters by GC. METHODS: The internal standard method was employed. Naphthalene, the internal standard, was added to the sample before treatment. The sample solution was prepared by distillation with essential oil collector. The GC system consisted of glass column, 10% PEG 20M as the stationary phase, nitrogen as the carrier gas, column temperature at 130℃, and FID as the detector. RESULTS: Camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol(borneol and isoborneol), and methyl salicylate in 6 lots of samples and naphthalene have been separated well under the chromatographic condition. In the methodology study on Fengshi Zhitong Adhesive Plasters, the average recovery of camphor, menthol, synthetic borneol, and methyl salicylate were 95.54%( RSD =1.6%), 96.90%( RSD =2.2%), 97.30%( RSD =1.4%), and 96.48%( RSD =2.8%), respectively. CONCLUSION: The method is sensitive, accurate and reproducible, and can be used to control the quality of the four kinds of preparations.