Release mechanism of huperzine-A swelling sustained-release tablets / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the release mechanism of Huperzine-A swelling sustained-release tablets (HA-ST) and the factors influencing the release rate.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>The HA-ST were prepared by using Polyoxyethylene (PEO) as the matrix material, polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as the expandable reagent and microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) as the filling reagent. The effect of the amount of PEO, PVA and MCC on the drug release from the tablets was evaluated using the release index n value of the Ritger-Peppas equation.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The addition of PEO and PVA speeded up the rate of drug release from the tablets, while MCC did not affect the release rate. The release profiles of HA-ST conformed to the Higuchi model and the release mechanism was non-Fick release that coupled diffusion and erosion.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The release of HA-ST is influenced by the amount of PEO and PVA but not the MCC. The release process can be depicted by the Ritger-Peppas equation and release mechanism was is non-Fick release.</p>

Determination of ginsenoside Re、Rg1 in Yianhuisheng Oral Liquor by HPLC / 中成药

Objective: To establish a HPLC method for the determination of ginsenoside Re、Rg1 in Yianhuisheng Oral Liquor(Radix Ginseng Rubra, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Scorpio etc.) Methods: RP-HPLC was used to quantitative analysis. The Synchropak C 4 column (250mm?4.6mm, 5?m) was used, and mobile phase was composed of acetonitrile-0.05% H 3PO 4(18∶82). Detection wavelength was at 203nm, the flow rate was 1.0 mL?min -1 , the injection volume of sample was 10?L and of reference 8?L. Results: The linear response range from 0.432 ～3.456?g of Re(r=0.9992, n=5), 0.360～2.88?g of Rg1(r=0.9998, n=5), respectively. The recovery of Re: 97.0%, RSD=1.4%, the recovery of Rg1: 96.8%, RSD:=1.1%, respectively. Conclusion: The method was proved to be simple, rapid, accurate and reproducible, and suitable for content determination of the oral liquor.