Abstract:Objective:To establish a method for determining contents of brucine, strychnine and aconitine in Guci pastes leachate by RP-HPLC. Method: Symmetry C18 column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm), mobile phase was constituted by acetonitrile(A)-water(B)(containing 0.01 mol · L-1 potassium dihydrogen phosphate solution, adjusted pH to 3 by phosphoric acid) for gradient elution(0-22 min, 11%A;22-23 min, 11%-33%A;23-36 min, 33%A;36-37 min, 33%-11%A;37-40 min, 11%A) at a flow rate of 1.0 mL · min-1, detection wavelength was set at 235 nm for aconitine, 260 nm for brucine and strychnine. Result: Linear ranges of brucine, strychnine and aconitine were 0.026 4-0.264, 0.039 6-0.396, 0.016-0.160 μg;their average recoveries were 98.44%, 98.63% and 99.08% with RSD of 1.84%, 1.66% and 0.97%;their average concentrations in samples were 1.29, 1.92, 0.79 mg · L-1, respectively. Conclusion: This method is simple, accurate and reproducible, it can be provide experimental basis for quality control of Guci pastes.