Abstract:
An HPLC method was established to evaluate the quality of
Cynanchum otophyllum with a simultaneous determination of seven C
21 steroidal saponins. The method was carried out on an Alltima C
18 column(250 mm×4. 6 mm, 5 μm)with a mobile phase consisting of acetonitrile-water at the flow rate of 1. 0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was 259 nm(0-27 min), 223 nm(27-72 min)and column temperature was 35 ℃. The seven compounds were completely separated with good linearity. The average recoveries varied from 98. 5% to 103. 9%. These results indicated that the method was convenient, accurate and rapid for the quality control of Radix of
Cynanchum otophyllum in 7 commercial samples.