Phthalide Content of Cnidium Rhizome

토천궁과 일천궁의 Phthalide류 성분비교

  • Lee, Sook-Youn (Department of Pharmacy, Korean Sahm Yook University) ;
  • Kim, Myung-Jin (Department of Pharmacy, Korean Sahm Yook University) ;
  • Yim, Dong-Sool (Department of Pharmacy, Korean Sahm Yook University) ;
  • Chi, Hyung-Joon (Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Hyun-Soo (Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • Published : 1990.03.30

Abstract

Cnidium Rhizome(Chuan-Xing) used as sedatives, the treatment of anemia, woman's disease and ozena etc. has been one of the important oriental medicines. This paper deals with a comparison of butylidene phthalide and ligustilide as main components between rhizome of Conioselinum sp. and rhizome of Cnidium officinale by HPLC. The contents of butylidene phthalide in rhizome of Conioselinum sp. and rhizome of Cnidium officinale were found to be 0.083%, 0.067% and that of ligustilide to be 0.304%, 0.272% respectively.

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