Table 3

Intra-day variability for the simultaneous determination of eight markers in Dachengqi Tang (n = 6)

Marker
Concentration (μg/ml)
Measured concentration (μg/ml, mean (SD))
Accuracya (%)
RSDb (%)

Naringin
25.0
24.87 (0.29)
99.5
1.2

62.5
62.80 (1.26)
100.5
2.0

156.3
155.53 (3.02)
99.5
1.9
Hesperidin
69.5
69. 79 (1.38)
100.4
2.0

173.8
172.14 (3.62)
99.0
2.1

434.4
429.38 (4.62)
98.8
1.1
Aloe emodin
18.3
18.72 (0.53)
102.3
2.8

45.8
46.79 (1.58)
102.2
3.4

114.4
112.77 (3.56)
98.6
3.2
Rhein
17.5
17.81 (0.21)
101.8
1.2

43.8
43.83 (0.69)
100.1
1.6

109.4
108.86 (1.55)
99.5
1.4
Honokial
10.5
10.25 (0.11)
97.6
1.0

26.3
26.18 (0.22)
99.5
0.8

65.6
66.24 (1.53)
101.0
2.3
Magnolol
21.0
21.06 (0.47)
100.3
2.2

52.5
53.10 (1. 58)
101.1
3.0

131.3
131.16 (2.06)
99.9
1.6
Emodin
11.0
11.39 (0.24)
103.5
2.1

27.5
26.54 (0.71)
96.5
2.7

68.8
68.50 (1.34)
99.6
1.9
Chrysophanol
10.3
10.52 (0.23)
102.1
2.2

25.8
25.57 (0.41)
99.1
1.6

64.4
65.55 (1.17)
101.8
1.8

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

b RSD (%) (relative standard deviation) = (SD/mean) × 100

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