Table 2.
Quantitative determination based on marker chemicals of Angelicae Sinensis Radix and Chuanxiong Rhizoma
| Chemical |
Angelicae Sinensis Radix (mg/100 g) |
Chuanxiong Rhizoma (mg/100 g) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude | Wine-treated | Crude | Wine-treated | |
|
Ferulic acid |
64.12 ± 8.03 1 |
86.35 ± 5.12* |
135.01 ± 7.70 |
161.47 ± 12.64* |
|
Butylphthalide |
2.21 ± 0.10 |
2.34 ± 0.21 |
7.66 ± 0.27 |
4.54 ± 0.16* |
|
Z-Butylidenephthalide |
21.73 ± 3.10 |
13.13 ± 1.35* |
34.36 ± 0.17 |
33.90 ± 0.22 |
|
Senkyunolide A |
23.53 ± 5.34 |
21.91 ± 2.04 |
140.55 ± 5.44 |
101.21 ± 3.18** |
| Z-Ligustilide | 452.32 ± 16.38 | 326.06 ± 11.67* | 839.53 ± 10.47 | 825.58 ± 9.82 |
1Values are expressed in mg/100 g of dried powder of crude herb, and represent the mean ± SD (n=3).
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, significant difference for crude extract versus wine-treated extract.