Radix Hellebori

Hellebori radix, Xysmalobii radix Powdered drug (1 g) is extracted by heating under reflux with 10 ml ethanol for 30 min on a water bath. The filtrate is u.sed directly for chromatography. 

High concentration of hellebrin could be observed in the samples of H. purpurascens, H. dumentonim, H. atrorubens and H. macranthus (1,2,3,7) and in lower concentration in H. odoratus (4,5), while in Hellebori radix trade sample 6 hellebrin is absent. 

Hellebori nigri radix-trade sample (A H.istriacus)... 

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