Chinese J. of Lishizhen Trad. Med. & Pharm. 30 (11), 1499-1501 (2012). Qinyu Shaoshang burn liquid is a herbal TCM preparation for treatment of burns. For quality control TLC on silica gel plates 1) for Borneolum Syntheticum, with chloroform – methanol – ammonia 100:20:1, detection under UV 366 nm; 2) for Amur Cork-tree Bark, with petroleum ether (60-90 °C) ethyl acetate - chloroform 3:1:1, detection by spraying with 5 % phosphomolybdic acid in ethanol and viewing in daylight. Quantification of baicalin by HPLC.

Chinese J. of Lishizhen Trad. Med. & Pharm. 23 (7), 1822-1823 (2012). Dannangyan compound oral liquid is a herbal TCM preparation for treating cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. For identification, TLC on silica gel 1) for Radix et Rhizoma Rhei, with the upper phase of petroleum ether (30-60 ºC) – ethyl acetate – formic acid 15:5:1, detection at UV 366 nm and by exposure to iodine vapors and viewing in daylight; 2) for Cortex Magnoliae officinalis, with chloroform – benzene – ethyl acetate 10:4:1, detection by spraying with 5 % vanillin in sulfuric acid - ethanol 1:200 followed by heating at 105 °C for 5 min and viewing in daylight.

Chinese J. of Lishizhen Trad. Med. & Pharm. 22 (3), 620-621 (2011). Superpressure jet flow processing technology has been recently applied in puffing of some traditional Chinese medicinal herbs like Aconitum carmichaeli Debx. The effect of the technology on the traditional Chinese medicinal preparations containing Aconitum carmichaeli Debx was studied by determination of the content change of the active components. TLC of the extracts before and after superpressure jet flow processing on silica gel with chloroform – acetone – methanol 6:1:1. Detection by spraying with 5 % potassium iodobismuthate solution and evaluation under UV 366 nm. Identification of aconitine by comparison with the standards.

J. of Bethune Milit. Med. Coll. 10 (4), 282-283 (2012). Banlian Chongji infusion is a herbal TCM preparation for treating influenza and upper respiratory tract infections. For quality control, TLC of indirubin and indigo on silica gel with petroleum ether (60-90 °C) – ethyl acetate – chloroform 1:1:8, detection in daylight. Quantification by densitometry at 505 nm for indirubin and at 608 nm for indigo. Validation by investigation of the linearity range of the calibration curves (0.1-0.5 µg/zone, n=5, r = 0.999 for both), stability (%RSD = 1.2 %, n=5 for both), and precision (%RSD = 2.2 %, n=5 for both). The recovery (by standard addition) was 95.5 % (%RSD = 4.5 %, n=5) for indirubin and 96.0 % (%RSD = 2.6 %, n=5) for indigo.

J. of Qilu Med. & Pharm. 31 (4), 574-576 (2012). Fufang Jugeng Mahuangjian Tangjiang syrup ll is a herbal TCM preparation for treating cough caused by asthmatic bronchitis. For quality control and to guarantee the safty and effectiveness of the medicine, TLC on silica gel 1) for ephedrine hydrochloride, with n-butanol – formic acid – water 4:1:5, detection by spraying with 0.2 % ninhydrin in acetone and heating at 105 °C, viewing in daylight; 2) for Platycodon grandiflorus, with chloroform – diethyl ether 1:1, detection by spraying with 10 % sulfuric acid in ethanol and heating at 105 °C, viewing in daylight.

J. Planar Chromatogr. 26, 349-353 (2013). TLC of fluvoxamine maleate (1), paroxetine (2) and sertraline in pharmaceuticals on silica gel with 2-propanol - dichloromethane 7:3. Quantitative determination by absorbance measurement at 366 nm. The hRf of (1), (2), and (3) was 44, 22 and 68, respectively. Linearity was between 200 and 1600 ng/zone for both (1) and (2). Limits of detection and quantitation were 75 and 100 ng/zone for (1), and 40 and 80 ng/zone for (2), respectively. Recovery (by standard addition) was found to be 96 - 107 %.

Chinese J. of Inform. on TCM 19 (3), 47-49 (2012). Tongqiao Biyan Wan pills are a herbal TCM preparation for the treatment of rhinitis, sinusitis, headache, and nasal congestion. For quality control TLC on silica gel 1) for Ligusticum chuanxiong, with toluene – ethyl acetate 10:1, detection under UV 254 nm; 2) for Cape Jasmine and the standard gardenoside, with chloroform – methanol 3 : 1, detection by spraying with 10 % sulfuric acid in ethanol and heating at 105 °C, viewing in daylight; 3) for Ephedra sinica Stapf, with chloroform – methanol – concentrated ammonia 100:20:1, detection by spraying with 0.1 % ninhydrin in propanone and heating at 105 °C, viewing in daylight. Quantification of gardenoside by HPLC.

Chinese J. of Guide for Trad. Chinese Med. & Pharm. 18 (11), 80-82 (2012). Zhining Xiji lotion is a herbal TCM preparation for treating inflammatory external hemorrhoids, incarcerated hemorrhoids, and the postoperative perianal edema. For quality control, TLC on silica gel 1) for Radix Sophorae Flavescentis, with toluene – acetone – methanol 16:6:3 after chamber saturation with ammonia for 15 min, detection by spraying with 5 % potassium iodobismuthate in hydrochloric acid – water 0.5:100 and viewing in daylight; 2) for Cortex Phellodendri Chinensis, developed with n-butanol – glacial acetic acid – water 7:1:2, detection under UV 366 nm. Quantification of berberine hydrochloride by HPLC.