[HPLC determination of chemical constituents produced in Radix Polygoni Multiflori after processing].
OBJECTIVE
To analysis the changes of two chemical constituents, namely 2, 3-dihydro-3, 5- dihydroxy-6-methyl-4H-pyran-4-one (DDMP) and 5-hydryoxymethyl-furfural (5-HMF) produced in Radix Polygoni Multiflori after processing, with processing time, and to determine the contents of 5-HMF in samples of Radix Polygoni Multiflori and Radix Polygoni Multiflori preparata.


METHODS
An HPLC method was applied with a Zobax SB-C18 (3.9 mm x 150 mm, 5 microm) column by a elution using methanol-water (10: 90) as the mobile phase. The detection was set at UV 280 nm.


RESULTS
The contents of DDMP were increasing with the processing time until 24 hour, followed by a decrease until 60 hour process. The contents of 5-HMF were increasing gradually throughout the 60 hour steaming process. The contents of 5-HMF in 11 samples of Radix Polygoni Multiflori preparata were from 0.013% to 0.101%, and only one in 4 samples of Radix Polygoni Multiflori containing trace amount of 5-HMF.


CONCLUSIONS
The chemical components in Radix Polygoni Multiflori were changed during the processing procedures. Therefore, the processing of Radix Polygoni Multiflori should be controlled and standardized.
Liu
Zhen-Li
ZL
Institute of Chinese Medicine Basic Theory, Beijing 100700, China. zhen-li_liu@sina.com.cn
Song
Zhi-Qian
ZQ
Chao
Zhi-Mao
ZM
Lv
Shu-Yi
SY
Wang
Chun
C
Li
Lin-Fu
LF
D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D019664:Polygonaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal