[Studies on diversity of quality of Forsythia suspensa].

OBJECTIVE: To study on diversity of quality of Forsythia suspense collected from different regions. METHOD: The hundred-seed weight of shucks was analyzed by the method of hundred grain mass. The thousand-seed weight of seeds was analyzed by the method of thousand grain mass. The contents of the active components in shucks and seeds were determined by HPLC. RESULT: The hundred-seed weight of shucks, the thousand-seed weight of seeds and the contents of the active components in the shucks and seeds from different regions were significantly different. CONCLUSION: The quality of F. suspense from different regions is not consistant.