Abstract:Objective To establish an HPLC method to determine the content of liquiritin, ammonium glycyrrhizate, 3, 6'-disinapoylsucrose and tenuifolin in Gancao Yuanzhi mixture. Methods The Kromasil C18(4.6 mm×150 mm, 5 μm) column was used with a mobile phase of acetonitrile(A)-0.1% phosphoric acid(B). The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min^- 1, the detection wavelength were 210 nm and 237 nm, and the column temperature was 30 ℃. Results The liquiritin, ammonium glycyrrhizate, 3, 6'-disinapoylsucrose and tenuifolin had a good linearity at 10.0- 150.0 μg·mL-1( r = 0.999 9), 50- 1 000 μg·mL^-1(r = 0.999 8), 2- 50 μg·mL-1(r = 0.999 7), and 5.0- 130.0 μg·mL^-1(r = 0.999 9). The average recoveries were 97%(n = 3), the RSDs were less than 3%, stablely within 24 h. Conclusion The method is convenient, rapid, accurate and reliable, which can be used for the determination of liquiritin, ammonium glycyrrhizate, 3, 6'-disinapoylsucrose and tenuifolin in Gancao Yuanzhi mixture. This study provides scientifi c basis for the quality evaluation of Gancao Yuanzhi mixture and preparations of the same kind.