Research on the impacts of different processing methods on the content of tussilagone in common coltsfoot flower
Objective To analyze the impacts of different processing methods on the content of tussilagone in common coltsfoot flower,so as to investigate the best processing method.Methods Samples of common coltsfoot flower were collected,and they were processed according to relevant literature.Meanwhile,the contents were assayed by high-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC),and whether there were differences in the content of tussilagone were compared in the four processed products.Results The four processing methods had different impacts on the content of tussilagone in common coltsfoot flower from 10 different regions,namely raw product(0.99±0.27)mg/g,water processing with licorice(1.24±0.28)mg/g,baking with honey(1.13±0.27)mg/g,common coltsfoot flower of baking with honey after water processing with licorice(1.20±0.32)mg/g,and common coltsfoot flower of baking with honey after water refining honey with licorice(1.09±0.25)mg/g.The content of tussilagone in common coltsfoot flower in the group of water processing with licorice was higher than that in the group of common coltsfoot flower of baking with honey after water processing with licorice,the group of baking with honey and the group of common coltsfoot flower of baking with honey after water refining honey with licorice,with statistically significant difference(P<0.05).Conclusion Compared with the raw product of common coltsfoot flower,the contents of tussilagone in the four processing methods are all increased,and the content increases from high to low,namely,water processing with licorice,baking with honey after water processing with licorice,baking with honey,baking with honey after water refining honey with licorice.According to the content of tussilagone,the best processing method is water processing with licorice.
Common coltsfoot flowerProcessing methodTussilagoneContent assay