[Studies on the quality control of shangke wangshui]

Shangke Wangshui is a new Chinese traditional patent medicine. Its main ingredients Coptis Chinsis Franch, Phellodendron amurense Rupr. and Gardenia jasminoides Ellis. were identified by TLC and PC. The content of active component berberine in Shangke Wangshui was determined by TLC-scanner. This mothod is simple, quick and highly reproducible and can be as a quality control standards for this preparation.