The present study explored the effect of co-amorphous
technology in improving the
dissolution rate and stability of
silybin based on the puerarin-
silybin co-amorphous system prepared by the spray-drying
method. Solid-
state characterization was carried out by
powder X-ray diffraction(PXRD), polarizing
microscopy(PLM),
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FT-IR),
differential scanning calorimetry(DSC), etc. Saturated
powder dissolution, intrinsic
dissolution rate, moisture
absorption, and stability were further investigated. The results showed that puerarin and
silybin formed a co-amorphous system at a single
glass transition temperature which was higher than that of any crude
drug. The intrinsic
dissolution rate and supersaturated
powder dissolution of
silybin in the co-amorphous system were higher than those of the crude
drug and amorphous system. The co-amorphous system kept stable for as long as three months under the condition of 40 ℃, 75% relative
humidity, which was longer than that of the single amorphous
silybin. Therefore, the co-amorphous
technology could significantly improve the
dissolution and stability of
silybin.