| Affiliation: | 1. Deyang Food and Drug Safety Inspection and Testing Center, Deyang, P. R. China Both the authors contributed equally to this work.;2. Kangmei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, P. R. China;3. School of Pharmacy, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Fuzhou, P. R. China;4. Sichuan Institute for Food and Drug Control, Chengdu, P. R. China;5. Affiliated Hospital, Leshan Normal University, Leshan, P. R. China;6. Deyang Food and Drug Safety Inspection and Testing Center, Deyang, P. R. China |
| Abstract: | Chuanxiong Rhizoma is a commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. Chuanxiong Rhizoma is widely distributed in Sichuan province, China, including the cities of Dujiangyan, Pengzhou, Meishan, Qionglai, and Shifang. However, reports on the comparisons of quality of Chuanxiong Rhizoma of different production origins are limited. Therefore, an ultra-HPLC with triple quadrupole MS method was developed for the determination of 20 bioactive components (12 aromatic acids and eight phthalides) in 36 samples from different production origins and further assessed its quality. The contents of these 20 constituents of samples were analyzed by hierarchical cluster analysis and orthogonal partial least squares discrimination analysis; the result indicated that Chuanxiong Rhizoma of different production origins had some differences. Thirteen constituents of quality difference markers were acquired by variable importance for the project. Furthermore, the sum of the contents of these quality difference markers was different from various production origins of Chuanxiong Rhizoma. Meanwhile, Z-ligustilide and senkyunolide A as main constituents of quality difference markers, the rate of various production origins of Chuanxiong Rhizoma was different. This study provides a foundation for the quality assessment of Chuanxiong Rhizoma. |
