“…Based on the direct comparison of the HPLC retention time, MS n values and UV spectra with those of the reference standards, 11 compounds were unambiguously identifi ed as neo-chlorogenic acid, 3-O-feruloylquinic acid, 5-O-feruloylquinic acid, methyl-3-Oferuloyl quinate, magnofl orine, phellodendrine, menisperine, tetrahydropalmatine, jatrorrhizine, palmatine and berberine, respectively. Other constituents were only tentatively character- ized by comparing their MS n fragmentation behaviors and UV spectra with the literatures (Table 1) (Yoshida et al, 2005;Yoshiteru et al, 1994;Nishiyama et al, 2004;Ye et al, 2005;Han et al, 2008;Jacquemond-Collet et al, 2000). It could be seen that although most of the alkaloids could be detected in both of the CP species, only nine phenols were detected in the tested PCS sample.…”