[Identification of the habitat of Ligusticum chuangxiong with chromatographic fingerprinting].
OBJECTIVE
To establish the chromatographic fingerprinting for identifying the habitat of Ligusticum chuangxiong.


METHODS
HPLC system was applied to obtain the chromatograms of L. chuangxiong samples from different areas, and 15 peaks were measured from the chromatograms. Then some computer-based methods including principle component analysis, clustering analysis, similarity calculation and fisher factor analysis were applied for data analysis.


RESULTS
There was obvious difference among chromatographic fingerprints of L. chuangxiong samples from different areas. The 15 measured peaks could be used as the fingerprint features.


CONCLUSIONS
Chromatographic fingerprinting can be used for identifying the habitat of L. chuangxiong.
Chen
Min-jun
MJ
Department of Chinese Medicine Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China.
Wu
Yong-jiang
YJ
Fan
Xiao-hui
XH
Cheng
Yi-yu
YY
D002681:China; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017753:Ecosystem; D030004:Ligusticum / Q000737:chemistry*; D010802:Phylogeny; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*