Abstract:Objective:To develop an HPLC method for simultaneous determination of Rutin, Hyperoside, Isoquercitrin, Quercetin in the hebal of Apocynum venetum from different places.Methods:The separation was performed on a Shiseido C18(3μm,30㎜×100㎜) column by gradient elution with acetonitrile:methanol=10:1 as the mobile phase A 一0.1% formic acid as the mobile phase B (0-4min,5%A→16%A;4-15min,16%→23%A;15-20min,23%A→35%A;20-22min,35%A→55%A)at a flow rate of 0.6 mL•min-1.The detection wave length of DAD was set at 360 nm,and the column temperature was 30 ℃.The injection volumn was 5μl。Results: Four flavonoids(Rutin, Hyperoside, Isoquercitrin, Quercetin) were separated at base line within 22 min with good linearity (r=0.9999) .The result of intra-day and inter-day precisions ,limits of detection and quantitation were all within the normal range. The recovery rates (n=3)were Rutin 102.0%,96.40%,103.8%;Hyperoside 98.50%,101.0%,102.9%;Isoquercitrin 98.40%,100.4%,101.4%;Quercetin 104.4%,103.1%,103.5%。respectively.The contents of four flavonoids in the hebal of Apocynum venetum from 9 different places were determined.Conclusion:The developed method is rapid,simple,accurate,reliable,and is helpful to control the quality of Apocynum venetum.