Establishment of GC-MS Fingerprint of Fresh Houttuynia cordata

• Published in: Chemical & Pharmaceutical Bulletin Vol. 53; no. 11; pp. 1484 - 1489
• Main Authors: Meng, Jiang, Leung, Kelvin Sze-Yin, Jiang, Zhihong, Dong, Xiaoping, Zhao, Zhongzhen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Japan The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan 01.11.2005; Pharmaceutical Society of Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Desiccation; Drugs, Chinese Herbal - analysis; fingerprint; fresh Houttuynia cordata; Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; GC-MS; Indicators and Reagents; Oils, Volatile - chemistry; Peptide Mapping; Reproducibility of Results; Saururaceae - chemistry

Fresh Houttuynia cordata THUNB. is a Chinese materia medica generally used in Chinese medicine therapy. It possesses the actions of clearing heat, eliminating toxins, reducing swelling, discharging pus and relieving stagnation. However, dry H. cordata has traditionally been used in clinical applicat...