[The determination of three effective constituents in wild and cultivated Gastrodia elata from Bomi].
OBJECTIVE
To determine the contents of gastrodin, amino acids and total flavonoids in wild and cultivated Gastrodia elata, in order to choose the best method for its cultivation. The Gastrodia elata was picked at Guxiang town Bomi county Linzhi Region in Tibet.


METHODS
HPLC was used to determine the content of gastrodin. The autoanalyzer was used to determine the content of amino acid. The ultraviolet spectrophotometer was adopted to measure the content of total flavonoids.


RESULTS
The Gastrodin in wild Gastrodia elata was the highest. The contents of amino acids and total flavonoids in organic cultivated Gastrodia elata were higher than those in common cultivated and wild Gastrodia elata.


CONCLUSIONS
The organic cultivated Gastrodia elata has better quality.
Cheng
Fen
F
Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Light Industry, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China. chengfen-flower@126.com
Zhang
Kun
K
Zhao
Su-Qing
SQ
Zheng
Jie
J
Fang
Yan-Xiong
YX
D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis*; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols / Q000032:analysis*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D005308:Fertilizers; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000032:analysis*; D031668:Gastrodia / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D005960:Glucosides / Q000032:analysis*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
D000596:Amino Acids; D001592:Benzyl Alcohols; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D005308:Fertilizers; D005419:Flavonoids; D005960:Glucosides; C045345:gastrodin