| Abstract: | A high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the separation of twenty one constituents of Shao-yao-tang including six flavonoids, six alkaloids, three anthraquinones, three carboxylic acids, one monoterpene, one saponin, and one aldehyde was developed. Detection at 275 nm with a linear gradient elution system consisting of tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBA) and acetic acid solution was found to be suitable for determination of nineteen marker substances in an unpretreated Shao-yao-tang extract within 75 min. This method can also be used to analyze 11–14 components in a number of Chinese herbal preparations such as San-huang-hsieh-hsin-tang, Ching-chieh-lien-chiao-tang, San-tsung-kuei-chien-tang, Chai-hu-ching-kan-tang, and Ching-yin-li-ke-tang. |
