Abstract:To establish an HPLC method for the simultaneous determination of rutin, quercetin and populnetin in Rhododendron chrysanthum from Changbai mountain and compare their contents by different extractive methods. The HPLC equipped with the Agilent Eclipse XDB-C18column (4.6 mm×250 mm, 5 μm). The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile and 0.1% phosphoric acid with gradient elution. The detection wave length was set at 360 nm and the flow rate was 0.8 mL · min-1, and the temperature was set at 30 ℃. The linear ranges of rutin, quercetin and populnetin were good, the average recoveries were 99.9%(RSD 1.2%), 99.2%(RSD 2.8%), 101.8%(RSD 2.3%), respectively. The method is simple, quick, accurate and repeatable for quantitative analysis. The supersonic extraction showed the highest content of flavonoids among the three extractive methods. The method can be used for quality control of R. chrysanthum from Changbai mountain.