Objective: To establish a HPLC method for the assaying of aconitine in Xiaojin pills. Method: C18 (4.6 mm×250 mm,5 μm) was used with methanol-30 mmol·L-1phosphate solution-triethylamine (45: 55: 0.04) as the mobile phase. The flow rate was 1.0 mL·min-1 and the detection wavelength was set at 240 nm. Result: Aconitine concentration presented a good linear range of 0.114-2.28 μg (r=0.999 8). The average recovery was 97.79% and RSD was 2.31%. Conclusion: This method is rapid, simple, accurate and suitable for the quality control of the pill.