Analyses and identification of the chemical constituents of the Uighur formulation Baixuan Xiatare using three-stage infrared spectroscopy.

Objective: To identify, rapidly and accurately, the chemical composition of the traditional Uighur formulation Baixuan Xiatare (BXXTR-FU).

Methods: We investigated if application of three-stage infrared (IR) spectroscopy enabled identification of the main chemical constituents (and their origins) in BXXTR-FU.

Results: The characteristic peaks of herbal material(s) and BXXTR-FU were assigned.