Table 2

Recovery of eight markers in Dachengqi Tang samples (n = 3)

Marker
Concentrations (μg/ml)
Concentration measured (μg/ml, mean (SD))
Recoverya (%)
RSD b (%)

Naringin
5.0
4.87 (0.09)
97.4
1.8

50.0
50.28 (1.26)
100.6
2.5

150.0
148.95 (1.81)
99.3
1.2
Hesperidin
13.9
13. 79 (0.38)
99.2
2.8

139.0
142.42 (2.26)
102.5
1.6

417.0
419.84 (3.32)
100.7
0.7
Aloe emodin
3.66
3.76 (0.11)
102.7
2.9

36.6
36.17 (1.15)
98.8
3.2

109.8
111.73 (3.29)
101.8
2.9
Rhein
3.5
3.41 (0.09)
97.4
2.6

35.0
33.47 (0.96)
95.6
2.9

105.0
107.68 (1.41)
102.6
1.3
Honokial
2.1
2.15 (0.07)
97.6
3.3

10.5
10.18 (0.23)
97.0
2.3

60.3
61.24 (1.32)
101.6
2.2
Magnolo
l 4.2
4.16 (0.11)
99.0
2.6

42.0
43.42 (1.24)
103.4
2.9

126.0
126.61 (1.86)
100.5
1.5
Emodin
2.2
2.24 (0.05)
101.8
2.2

22.0
21.54 (0.53)
97.9
2.5

66.0
67.28 (1.23)
101.9
1.8
Chrysophanol
2.06
2.11 (0.06)
102.4
2.8

20.6
20.15 (0.21)
97.8
1.0

61.8
63.42 (1.26)
102.6
2.0

a Recovery (%) = mean of measured concentration/added concentration × 100

b RSD (%) =(SD/mean) × 100

Tang et al. Chinese Medicine 2008 3:5   doi:10.1186/1749-8546-3-5