Preliminary Study on Quality Analysis of Guangxi Zhuang Medicine Lysimachia foenum-graecum Hance.

[Objectives] To establish a quality analysis method for Guangxi Zhuang medicine Lysimachia foenum-graecum Hance. [Methods] The moisture, total ash and alcohol-soluble extracts of L. foenum-graecum medicinal materials were determined in accordance with the inspection method of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia(2015). [Results] The 10 batches of L. foenum-graecum medicinal materials from different origins and different collection times in Guangxi all had the same plant morphology and medicinal properties. The moisture content was 5.69%-10.51%, the total ash content was 5.50%-8.61%, the acid-insoluble ash content was 0.42%-0.78%, and the extract was 15.28%-20.75%. [Conclusions] This study is expected to provide a scientific basis for the development and utilization of L. foenum-graecum medicinal materials and the establishment of its quality standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]