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1050246 
Journal Article 
Comparison of contents of five ephedrine alkaloids in three official origins of Ephedra Herb in China by high-performance liquid chromatography 
Hong, H; Chen, HB; Yang, DH; Shang, MY; Wang, X; Cai, SQ; Mikage, M 
2011 
Yes 
Journal of Natural Medicines
ISSN: 1340-3443
EISSN: 1861-0293 
65 
3-4 
623-628 
English 
21465337 
WOS:000291746900030 
In the present paper, a fast and economical HPLC method [on a Phenomenex Polar-RP column with a solution of (phosphoric acid:triethylamine:dibutylamine:water = 0.40:0.1:0.2:499.3) and methanol] is developed, and applied for the determination of norephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, ephedrine (E), pseudoephedrine (PE) and methylephedrine (ME) in 64 samples of three species from main habitats in China. Quantitation data showed that total alkaloid content in Ephedra equisetina Bge. (2.708 ± 0.642%) is higher than that in E. sinica Stapf. (1.365 ± 0.624%) and E. intermedia Schrenk et C. A. Mey. (1.537 ± 0.746%), but the range of total alkaloid content in each species is so wide that the ranges of the three species greatly overlap. The contents of E, PE and ME are different among the three species. The ratio E/total alkaloid content and ratio E/PE as well as E and ME contents can be used for identification of E. sinica, E. intermedia and E. equisetina from one another. 
Ephedra Herb; Ephedra alkaloids; Simultaneous determination; Mahuang; Species identification 
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