Quantitative Analysis of 6-gingerol in the Zingiberis Rhizoma by Processing Methods

  • Kim, Ho-Kyoung (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seoul 135-100,Korea) ;
  • Kim, Young-A (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seoul 135-100,Korea) ;
  • Hwang, Seong-Won (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seoul 135-100,Korea) ;
  • Ko, Byoung-Seob (Quality Control of Herbal Medicine Department, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Seoul 135-100,Korea)
  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

On the quality control of commercial Zingiberis Rhizoma and its processed product. quantitative determination of 6-gingerol using HPLC method has been conducted. Quantitative analysis of 6-gingerol in Zingiberis Rhizoma showed average 0.359% in 14 samples collected throughout the regions of Korea. The contents of 6-gingerol in Zingiberis Rhizoma were decreased during the processing procedure(0.306%). (omitted)

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