Abstract:Objective To establish a joint wavelength switching HPLC gradient elution method for simultaneous determination of darutoside, kirenol, darutigenol, fangchinoline and d-tetrandrine in Xixian Fengshi Wan. Methods A Kromasil C18 column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm) was used with a mobile phase A:acetonitrile-methano (2:1) and mobile phase B:0.05% acetic acid solution with gradient elution. The flow rate was 1.0 mL/min; the injection volume was 20 μL; darutoside, kirenol and darutigenol were detected at 215 nm, and fangchinoline and d-tetrandrine were detected at 280 nm. Results In the given concentration range, the linearity ranges of darutoside, kirenol, darutigenol, fangchinoline and d-tetrandrine were 6.45-129.00 μg/mL (r=0.999 5), 5.61-112.20 μg/mL (r=0.999 9), 4.25-85.00 μg/mL (r=0.999 3), 9.19-183.80 μg/mL (r=0.999 8), and 11.05-221.00 μg/mL (r=0.999 7), respectively; and their average recoveries and RSD were 98.73% (1.43%), 97.63% (1.28%), 99.44% (1.29%), 98.33% (1.38%), and 97.36% (1.37%), respectively. Conclusion The established joint wavelength switching HPLC gradient elution method is simple, accurate and reproducible; it can simultaneously determine the contents of darutoside, kirenol, darutigenol, fangchinoline and d-tetrandrine in Xixian Fengshi Wan and can be used for quality control of Xixian Fengshi Wan.