Determination of Berberine Hydrochloride in Xiao A Lotion by HPLC / 中成药

ABSTRACT

Objective: To develop a method to determine the content of a berberine hydrochloride in Xiao A Lotion. Methods: HPLC was used to determine the content of berberine hydrochloride in Xiao A Lotion. The separation was performed on Inertsil ODS 3 column with 0.05mol/L NaH 2PO 4 (pH3.0) acetonitrile (70∶30) as a mobile phase and the wavelength of UV detector was 270nm. Results: The Linearity of this method was well with the average recovery of 101.4%. Conclusion: The method is simple, reliable, and sensitive. It also shows good separating degree. It can be used in quality control of Xiao A Lotion.