Table 4

Contents (μg/g, mean ± SD, n = 3) of markers in Gegen Tang granule from four manufacturers

Manufacturers and Batch No.
Puerarin
Paeoniflorin
Cinnamic acid
Daidzain
Glycyrrhizin
Ephedrine
Pseudoephedrine

A*
Batch No.1
374.3 ± 3.1
270.5 ± 0.6
70.4 ± 0.4
52.1 ± 0.4
411.4 ± 2.8
731.4 ± 2.3
242.8 ± 2.3

Batch No.2
440.8 ± 1.5
342.1 ± 2.7
89.7 ± 0.5
59.8 ± 0.5
542.6 ± 2.6
938.5 ± 8.8
322.4 ± 3.1

Batch No.3
738.7 ± 4.1
353.8 ± 3.1
100.2 ± 0.7
131.4 ± 0.9
1558.3 ± 12.6
1162.0 ± 8.1
318.6 ± 2.0

Mean (± SD)
517.9 ± 194.1
322.1 ± 45.1
86.8 ± 15.1
81.1 ± 43.7
837.4 ± 627.7
944.0 ± 215.4
294.6 ± 44.9
B*
Batch No.1
733.4 ± 5.8
423.1 ± 2.0
72.1 ± 3.8
63.2 ± 1.0
1584.3 ± 12.2
2121.0 ± 7.4
482.6 ± 4.2

Batch No.2
2273.4 ± 21.4
1339.6 ± 4.2
183.4 ± 1.7
302.6 ± 0.7
3314.6 ± 14.6
2863.4 ± 21.8
891.4 ± 3.7

Batch No.3
1708.6 ± 11.6
1030.7 ± 6.5
149.7 ± 0.9
228.7 ± 0.8
3276.5 ± 23.9
1822.6 ± 0.7
609.7 ± 3.1

Mean (± SD)
1571.8 ± 779.1
931.1 ± 466.3
135.1 ± 57.1
198.2 ± 122.6
2725.1 ± 988.2
2269.0 ± 536.0
661.2 ± 209.2
C*
Batch No.1
1202.8 ± 14.0
4587.7 ± 16.1
224.1 ± 0.57
138.3 ± 0.8
5917.4 ± 39.1
2886.8 ± 0.7
743.7 ± 0.8

Batch No.2
1479.4 ± 11.5
1672.4 ± 10.4
149.6 ± 0.7
162.6 ± 0.1
1814.2 ± 5.4
2293.7 ± 0.2
639.6 ± 4.5

Mean (± SD)
1341.1 ± 19.6
3130.1 ± 2061.4
186.9 ± 52.7
151.5 ± 18.6
3865.8 ± 2901.4
2590.3 ± 419.4
691.7 ± 10.7
D**
Batch No.1
5913.6 ± 48.5
4899.4 ± 25.5
323.6 ± 1.9
324.1 ± 0.6
5087.1 ± 45.3
3740.4 ± 1.0
902.4 ± 8.1

Batch No.2
3417.7 ± 18.5
4341.6 ± 24.7
238.9 ± 0.6
179.6 ± 0.3
4958.3 ± 15.4
3172.6 ± 0.4
1002.4 ± 6.1

Batch No.3
3711.5 ± 18.6
4124.8 ± 32.5
271.4 ± 2.6
242.4 ± 0.9
4079.6 ± 11.8
4577.8 ± 0.8
1203.8 ± 6.3

Batch No.4
3889.3 ± 19.4
3128.7 ± 21.0
287.6 ± 2.0
263.7 ± 0.8
4189.3 ± 20.5
4329.6 ± 0.4
969.7 ± 5.2

Batch No.5
4193.2 ± 17.2
3623.3 ± 26.1
304.4 ± 2.7
269.9 ± 0.7
3958.7 ± 17.0
3820.3 ± 0.4
1134.3 ± 8.5

Batch No.6
4362.7 ± 18.6
3411.7 ± 14.0
313.2 ± 2.3
324.1 ± 0.5
4672.7 ± 20.1
2617.8 ± 0.8
933.1 ± 4.9

Batch No.7
4438.6 ± 31.1
3462.6 ± 7.6
327.8 ± 2.3
317.8 ± 0.6
4729.7 ± 8.5
2624.0 ± 0.8
959.7 ± 8.0

Mean (± SD)
4275.2 ± 809.1
3856.0 ± 623.4
295.3 ± 31.8
274.5 ± 53.2
4525.0 ± 447.1
35554.6 ± 779.1
1015.1 ± 111.5

Values are means ± SD of triplicate tests. Single factor ANOVA was performed on each component. Contents of each compound showed significant differences among the four manufacturers (P < 0.05). * Significant differences were observed in different sample batches (P < 0.05). ** No significant difference was observed in the contents of each component in seven batches of GT from manufacturer D (P > 0.05).

Song et al. Chinese Medicine 2007 2:7   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-2-7