Identification of volatile components in rat urine after oral administration of "wu-hu-tang" / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To identify the volatile components in rat urine after oral administration of "Wu-Hu-Tang" (WHT).</p><p><b>METHOD</b>GC-MS technique was applied to analyzing urine samples.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Eighteen components were detected in the WHT-treated rat urine other than the corresponding control. Among them, 14 components were identified, and 7 were also found in the extract of WHT.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The above detected components might be derived from WHT, and some of them are effective components of WHT.</p>