Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To determine the content of Aristolochic Acid A in different parts of Herba cum Radice Asari and in Xuetie Dingchuan Plaster.METHOD HPLC method was used in the determination.RESULT The content of aristolochic acid A in the parts of Herba cum Radice Asari above the ground was higher that in the root part,and aristolochic acid A was not detected in the preparation.CONCLUSION It is reasonable that the 2005 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia specifies that the medicinal part of Herba cum Radice Asari is the root part,not the whole plant.Aristolochic acid A was not detected in Xuetie Dingchuan Plaster.