大黄及其不同炮制品中6种元素的含量测定

采用火焰原子吸收光谱法(FAAS)测定了大黄及其不同炮制品中6种元素的含量。结果表明,大黄不同炮制品中这些元素的含量与生品相比均有差异。     

大黄药材指纹图谱研究

采用高效液相色谱法,Hypersil ODS柱,甲醇-1．0%冰醋酸为梯度流动相,研究了大黄的指纹图谱,其中大黄酸、大黄素、大黄酚、大黄素甲醚、芦荟大黄素作为为参照物,并对它们进行了含量测定．检测波长：430nm．共找出了23个共有峰,其中的5个峰是参照物,12个样品之间的相似度在90％以上．样品处理方法简单,研究所得的大黄指纹图谱稳定性、重复性好,可作为大黄药材的特征指纹图谱．     

真伪大黄的二维相关红外光谱

采用红外光谱法并结合二维相关光谱(two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy)分析技术，对药用西宁大黄和伪品华北大黄进行了无损快速鉴别研究。西宁大黄和华北大黄在一维谱图上差别不显著，而在二维谱图上显示出较大的差别。在1200-1700cm-1波段范围内，西宁大黄在同步图上有两个较强的自动峰，分别在1460和1560cm^-1附近，而华北大黄只有一个较强的自动峰，在1460cm^-1附近；同样在1030-1170cm-1波段范围内西宁大黄有两个较强的自动峰，分别在1060和1080cm^-1附近，而伪品大黄也只有一个较强的自动峰，在1080cm^-1附近。两个波段的异步谱也显示出较大的差别。结果表明：二维相关谱可以提高谱图的分辨率，增加谱图的识别能力，可用于药材真伪品的鉴别。该法快速、准确，为客观评价中药材的来源提供了一种新的方法。     

Evaluation of the influence of mirabilite on the absorption and pharmacokinetics of the ingredients in Dahuang‐mudan decoction by a validated UPLC/QTOF–MS/MS method

Dahuang‐mudan decoction (DMD) has been widely used for disease treatment in China for 1700 years. The formula consists of Rhubarb, moutan bark, Prunus persica, wax gourd kernel and mirabilite, which have been well studied by multidisciplinary approaches. However, the role of the mineral mirabilite in DMD is unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of mirabilite on the absorption and pharmacokinetics of the ingredients in DMD. The constituents were identified in DMD extract and the plasma of mirabilite–DMD (MDMD, 50 g kg^?1) treated rats and nonmirabilite–DMD (NMDMD, 50 g kg^?1) treated rats. The plasma was also used to investigate the effects of mirabilite on the pharmacokinetics of active ingredients in DMD using a new validated UPLC–MS/MS method. The results showed that 63 compounds were identified in the extract of DMD, 27 and 22 of which were found in the plasmas of MDMD‐ and NMDMD‐treated rats, respectively. Furthermore, the results of a pharmacokinetic study suggested that mirabilite influenced the absorption of the five constituents by decreasing the absorption of emodin and rhein while increasing the absorption of aloe‐emodin, paeoniflorin and amygdalin; the pharmacokinetic parameters, including the T_max, C_max, AUC_0–t, MRT_0–t, CLz and t_1/2 of five constituents, significantly changed in MDMD‐treated rats compared with the NMDMD. The method validation for selectivity, precision, accuracy, matrix effect, recovery and stability met the acceptance criteria. These findings uncover the roles of mirabilite in DMD and demonstrate the application of scientific principles to the study of DMD in human health care.