OBJECTIVE
To search for the active chemical constituents of Saururus chinensis.
METHODS
95% ethanol extracts from the aerial part of Saururus chinensis was mixed with silica gel, and then eluted with petroleum ether, ethyl acetate and methanol. On the basis of physicochemical properties and
A high performance liquid chromatography method coupled with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) was developed for simultaneous determination of five major active flavonoids, two aristolactams and four main lignans in Saururus chinensis, namely rutin (1), isoquercitrin (2),