The Hebei Geoherbs Fingerprint Study

Rhizoma Anemarrhenae is the dry root and stem of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge, which belongs to the family of Liliaceae. It is reported that the dry root and stem has the quality of bitter and cold,which can nourish yin, clear away heat evil, moisturize dryness and promote bowel movement. There are plenty of Steroid saponin in the root and stem of Anemarrhena asphodeloides Bge. It has showed in modern pharmacology that saponin and aglycone are bioactive components in Rhizoma Anemarrhenae.Variety and complexity of chemistry components of TCM are the physical foundation to produce curative action. However, one or several components are always only used in quality evaluation of TCM as index, which always can't reflect its internal quality comprehensively. The modern analytical technique is applied to study fingerprints by using figures to describe the internal chemical information of TCM. In this case, fingerprints just are a new method to reflect the differences of description and quantity of chemical information. It can be used...