Research Article

Quality Assessment of Ojeok-San, a Traditional Herbal Formula, Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Combined with Chemometric Analysis

Table 5

The average content of the marker compounds in OJS samples ().

CompoundContent (mg/g)
OJS01aOJS02bOJS03OJS04OJS05OJS06OJS07OJS08OJS09OJS10

Gallic acid0.096 ± 0.0010.609 ± 0.0230.978 ± 0.0540.531 ± 0.0050.273 ± 0.0030.372 ± 0.0040.371 ± 0.0130.372 ± 0.0231.592 ± 0.0680.379 ± 0.006
Protocatechuic acid0.019 ± 0.0000.063 ± 0.001NDc0.032 ± 0.0000.022 ± 0.0020.019 ± 0.000ND0.018 ± 0.0010.035 ± 0.0010.036 ± 0.002
Chlorogenic acid0.326 ± 0.0020.009 ± 0.002ND0.333 ± 0.0140.013 ± 0.0000.082 ± 0.006ND0.028 ± 0.0010.023 ± 0.0020.036 ± 0.014
Albiflorin0.184 ± 0.0081.635 ± 0.0205.950 ± 0.0660.249 ± 0.0100.243 ± 0.0060.093 ± 0.0115.060 ± 0.0710.938 ± 0.0171.072 ± 0.0150.701 ± 0.040
Paeoniflorin0.796 ± 0.0063.363 ± 0.0302.457 ± 0.0462.294 ± 0.0300.385 ± 0.0171.529 ± 0.0342.190 ± 0.0481.679 ± 0.0052.522 ± 0.0521.539 ± 0.010
Ferulic acid0.187 ± 0.000NDND0.172 ± 0.004NDNDNDNDNDND
Liquiritin0.800 ± 0.0030.325 ± 0.0080.259 ± 0.0110.237 ± 0.0090.083 ± 0.0000.214 ± 0.0050.014 ± 0.0020.247 ± 0.0020.236 ± 0.0030.150 ± 0.003
Benzoic acid0.337 ± 0.0030.950 ± 0.0120.449 ± 0.0030.371 ± 0.0070.244 ± 0.0010.275 ± 0.0011.902 ± 0.1030.998 ± 0.0051.612 ± 0.0050.476 ± 0.003
Nodakenin0.449 ± 0.002ND0.037 ± 0.0000.002 ± 0.0010.010 ± 0.000ND0.057 ± 0.0010.045 ± 0.0000.030 ± 0.001ND
Hesperidin3.086 ± 0.0030.437 ± 0.0130.348 ± 0.0044.999 ± 0.0100.376 ± 0.0010.875 ± 0.006ND0.044 ± 0.0010.214 ± 0.0020.008 ± 0.002
Naringin3.115 ± 0.0020.578 ± 0.0171.084 ± 0.0072.983 ± 0.0010.631 ± 0.0010.783 ± 0.0020.366 ± 0.0040.580 ± 0.0011.276 ± 0.0040.750 ± 0.003
Neohesperidin1.816 ± 0.0010.277 ± 0.0010.198 ± 0.0013.139 ± 0.0030.235 ± 0.0000.592 ± 0.001NDND0.105 ± 0.0000.043 ± 0.001
Ononin0.028 ± 0.0000.038 ± 0.0000.022 ± 0.0000.018 ± 0.0000.014 ± 0.0000.049 ± 0.0000.004 ± 0.0000.055 ± 0.0000.033 ± 0.0000.028 ± 0.000
Oxypeucedanin hydrate0.359 ± 0.0010.021 ± 0.0010.052 ± 0.0000.165 ± 0.0000.028 ± 0.0010.057 ± 0.0000.005 ± 0.0000.028 ± 0.0010.019 ± 0.0000.080 ± 0.001
Cinnamic acid0.047 ± 0.0000.033 ± 0.0000.022 ± 0.0000.055 ± 0.0010.003 ± 0.0000.011 ± 0.0010.064 ± 0.0020.013 ± 0.0010.023 ± 0.0000.041 ± 0.000
Byakangelicin0.248 ± 0.0020.013 ± 0.0000.046 ± 0.0000.071 ± 0.0010.010 ± 0.0010.030 ± 0.0000.002 ± 0.0000.016 ± 0.0000.015 ± 0.0000.026 ± 0.000
Cinnamaldehyde0.083 ± 0.001ND0.122 ± 0.002NDNDNDNDNDNDND
Benzoylpaeoniflorin0.019 ± 0.0010.563 ± 0.0060.049 ± 0.0010.058 ± 0.0040.005 ± 0.0000.049 ± 0.0010.048 ± 0.0020.107 ± 0.0010.052 ± 0.0000.038 ± 0.002
Glycyrrhizin1.155 ± 0.0051.101 ± 0.0320.959 ± 0.0340.762 ± 0.0440.248 ± 0.0232.025 ± 0.0151.179 ± 0.0382.124 ± 0.0280.790 ± 0.0491.445 ± 0.037

The average content is represented as mean ± SD.
aOJS01, Ojeok-san water extract from the laboratory, bOJS02–OJS10 = Ojeok-san granules from Korean manufacturers, and cND, not detected.