Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy (생약학회지)
- Volume 32 Issue 1 Serial No. 124
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- Pages.43-48
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- 2001
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- 0253-3073(pISSN)
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- 2288-9299(eISSN)
Isolation and Quantitative Analysis of Icariin from Epimedii Herba
음양곽으로부터 Icariin의 분리 및 함량분석
- Lee, Hye-Won (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Hwang, Seong-Won (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Ko, Byoung-Seob (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine) ;
- Kim, Ho-Kyoung (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine)
- Published : 2001.03.30
Abstract
Epimedii Herba has been used for tonic, cardiotonic, impotency, amnestic and diuretic. Icariin, a main component was isolated from the Epimedii Herba and identified by the spectroscopic methods. In order to evaluate the quality of Epimedii Herba purchased from various regions of Korea, quantitative determination of icariin in Epimedii Herba using HPLC method has been conducted. Quantitative analysis showed the average amount of icariin in commercial 42 samples was 0.34% on the dry weight basis.