Abstract:Objective: To analyze components and metabolites in serum of rats after given of Mume Fructus by gavage. Method: Eight female rats were divided into Mume Fructus group and blank control group, former group were given Mume Fructus crude solution(0.633 6 g·mL-1 )2 mL·kg-1 by gavage, the latter with pure water. Four days later, solid phase extraction method was used to extract the drug-containing serum and blank serum, using Mume Fructus extracted by acetonitrile as medicinal materials control. Chromatography using Angient Zorbax Eclipse Plus C8(3.0 mm×100 mm, 1.8 μm) for chromatographic column, using 0.1% formic acid solution-acetonitrile gradient elution, flow rate of 0.5 mL·min-1. Mass spectrometry using ESI source, within the scope of 50-1 200 m/z positive scanning mode. Mass spectrum data were preprocessed and principal component analyzed by Mzmine 2.9 software, using the results of principal component analysis and the database of prototype component to identify blood transitional component and metabolites. Result: In serum there were three components from the Mume Fructus original medicinal herbs(such as ursolic acid or oleanolic acid, medicagenic acid), and there were 10 kinds of the metabolites. Conclusion: This method can be used for analysis of components of medicinal materials into the blood and its metabolites more objective and comprehensive, and it can be used to provide reference and basis for pharmacodynamics research of the Mume Fructus material.