title: [Study on feasibility of cutting process of fresh Angelica sinensis Radix].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study on the feasibility of cutting process of fresh Angelica sinensis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Qualitative and quantitative chemical analysis methods were used to evaluate the quality of different cutting processed A. sinensis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The contents of ligustilide and ferulic acid in the fresh cutting processed were both lower than the traditional cutting process, and the similarity of fingerprints of two different cutting processed A. sinensis were basically above 90%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The method of cutting process of fresh A. sinensis was not suitable apparently, and the effect on clinical application of these two different cutting processed A. sinensis need more study.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
authors.forename: Liying
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Zhuju
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Bingsheng
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Ziqing
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Luqi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D015107:4-Butyrolactone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000032:analysis; D029971:Angelica sinensis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000032:analysis; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000032:analysis*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C027820:ligustilide; C004999:ferulic acid; D015107:4-Butyrolactone