Objective To determine the quality of broad hawthorn from different origins and provide a basis for scientifically formulating quality standards for hawthorn medicinal materials.Method According to the General Principles of the Four Parts of the 2015 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia,microscopic and thin-layer chromatography identification was performed on hawthorn from different origins;Detect moisture and ash extracts.Result There are certain differences in the quality of hawthorn from different regions.Conclusion The microscopic and thin-layer identification of hawthorn and the detection of its indicator components can serve as a standard for controlling the quality of hawthorn medicinal materials.
broad hawthornidentificationmoisture contentash contentextractsquality control