DETERMINATION OF CAMPHOR AND MENTHOL IN LIUSHEN QUSHU SHUI BY CAPILLARY GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
A method for determination of camphor and menthol in Liushen Qushu Shui was established. The linear range of camphor was 0.04044 -0.5055 mg/mL with a good linear relationship(r = 0.9999) , and average recovery was 99.18% , the relative standard deviation was 0.79% ( n = 6). The linear range of menthol was 0.04984 -0.2492 mg/mL with a good linear relationship( r = 0. 9994) , and average recovery was 99.65% , the relative standard deviation was 1.5% (n = 6). This method is simple, rapid, accurate , and it can be used to control the quality of preparation.
Liushen Qushu Shui, camphor, menthol, capillary gas chromatography