Identities and Spatial Distribution of Active Antioxidative Components in Ligustrum lucidum Ait. Leaves.

Despite that the leaves of Ligustrum lucidum Ait. (LLA) have been used in traditional Chinese medicine for more than 2000 years, their medicinal potential remains underexplored compared with the fruits of this plant species. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate the antioxidative activities of different solvent fractions of LLA leaf extract and to identify the active components and their spatial distribution within the leaf tissue.

[UPLC-Q-TOF-MS/MS qualitative analysis and HPLC determination of triterpenoids in Ganoderma lucidum spores].

Ganoderma spores are the dry and mature spores of G. lucidum or G. sinense of Polyporaceae, with strong immunity-improving, anti-tumor, and anti-oxidant activities.

The protective effect and molecular mechanism of glycyrrhizic acid glycosides against Tripterygium glycosides induced nephrotoxicity based on the RhoA/ROCK1 signalling pathway.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Tripterygium glycosides (TG), which are extracted from the traditional Chinese medicine, Tripterygium wilfordii Hook F. (TwHF), has promising applications in the treatment of renal diseases; however, since its active components exerts bidirectional kidney toxicity, its clinical application is severely restricted.

Aim Of The Study: Recent investigations have demonstrated definite toxicity-reducing effects from glycyrrhizic acid glycosides (GA) when combined with TG; however, the mechanism remains unclear.

[Quality analysis of Rosae Radix et Rhizoma].

Rosae Radix et Rhizoma is a herbal medicine in a variety of famous Chinese patent medicines, while the quality standard for this medicine remains to be developed due to the insufficient research on the quality of Rosae Radix et Rhizoma from different sources. Therefore, this study comprehensively analyzed the components in Rosae Radix et Rhizoma of different sources from the aspects of extract, component category content, identification based on thin-lay chromatography, active component content determination, and fingerprint, so as to improve the quality control. The results showed that the content of chemical components varied in the samples of different sources, while there was little difference in the chemical composition among the samples.

[Quality control of substance benchmarks for Danggui Sini Decoction].

A comprehensive quality control method was established to provide references for quality control and evaluation of substance benchmarks of Danggui Sini Decoction(DSD). The HPLC separation was performed on a Kromasil 100 C-8 column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) with acetonitrile(A)-0.

[Content determination and transferring rules of seven components in Angelicae Sinensis Radix and its processed products].

A HPLC method was established for simultaneous determination of two organic acids(chlorogenic acid and ferulic acid) and five phthalides(senkyunolide I, senkyunolide H, senkyunolide A, ligustilide, and butylidenephthalide) in Angelicae Sinensis Radix and its processed products to clarify the underlying material transferring rules. The analysis was performed on a Welch Ultimate C_8 column(4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) with acetonitrile(A)-0.

[HPLC fingerprint of Tibetan medicinal plant ″Bangga″ and chemical components analysis of its two original plants by LC-MS/MS].

To obtain the chemical profile of Tibetan medicinal plant ″Bangga″, the present study established the HPLC fingerprint of ″Bangga″ and inferred common chemical constituents of its two original plants, Aconitum tanguticum and A. naviculare by LC-MS. The HPLC analysis was performed on a Kromasil 100 C_8 column(4.