Effects of Decoction Equipment on Yield of Cinnaldehydum from Cinnamomun cassia / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To compare the yield of cinnaldehydum from Cinnamomum cassia by TCM decoction machine or stainless steel pot at different decoction time, and to determine the appropriate decoction method of C. cassia. METHODS: The content of cinnaldehydum from C. cassia was determined by HPLC. T-test of data and results was conducted. RESULTS: At different decocting time, the yield of cinnaldehydum from C. cassia by TCM extraction machine was higher than by stainless steel pans (P