Investigation on the effect of decocting gypsum into medicine on calcium content of Xiao'er Magan granules
Objective:To establish a microwave digestion and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS)for determination on calcium content of Xiao'er Magan granules and discuss the effect of decocting gypsum into medicine on calcium content.Methods:ICP-MS was adopted to determine the calcium content in the preparation,and the difference of calcium content in the small preparation and Xiao'er Magan granules prepared by different pul-verization degree gypsum and different alcohol precipitation processes were compared.Results:The consistency of calcium content between different enterprises and batches of the same enterprise was poor.The results showed that the larger the particles,the lower the calcium transfer rate.The smaller the particles,the higher the calcium trans-fer rate.Conclusion:The transfer rate of gypsum decocted calcium is related to its degree of comminution to ensure consistency of preparation quality.It is suggested to unify the comminution degree of gypsum.The method can pro-vide guidance for the optimization on preparation technology of Xiao'er Magan granules.