title: Analysis of fuzhisan and quantitation of baicalin and ginsenoside Rb(1) by HPLC-DAD-ELSD.
abstract: Fuzhisan (FZS) is a traditional Chinese medicine composed of Radix Ginseng Rubra (Araliaceae family), Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (Labiatae family), Angelica sinensis (Oliv) Diels (Umbelliferae family), Anemone altaica Fisch. Ex C.A. Mey (Araceae family) and Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Leguminosae family). To establish the chemical fingerprint of the components of FZS and quantify the components, baicalin and ginsenoside Rb(1), a high performance liquid chromatography method coupled with diode array and evaporative light scattering detectors (DAD-ELSD) was developed. Separation of 36 components from 12 batches of FZS was performed on a C(18) column, with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile and 0.1% acetic acid-water, with gradient elution at a column temperature of 30 degrees C. The optimum detection wavelength was set at 335 nm, the drift tube temperature of ELSD was set at 80 degrees C, the carrier gas pressure was 25 psi, and the gain = 10. The similarity among 12 batches of FZS was over 0.95. Five constituents of FZS, namely baicalin, ferulic acid, and ginsenosides Rg(1), Re, and Rb(1), were identified based on their retention times (RT). Calibration curves for baicalin and ginsenoside Rb1 showed good linearity (r (2) > 0.9992); recoveries ranged from 95% to 99%. This quantification method is reproducible and simple, and may provide a tool to assess the quality of FZS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, 150001, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Jingkun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Desheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shurong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Jianxiu
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Wenlan
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002138:Calibration; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000592:standards; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis*; D036145:Ginsenosides / Q000032:analysis*; D008027:Light; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005419:Flavonoids; D036145:Ginsenosides; C543479:fuzhisan; C038044:baicalin; C442759:ginsenoside Rb1