Comparative pharmacokinetic study of the main components of cortex fraxini after oral administration in normal and hyperuricemic rats

Cortex Fraxini is an important traditional Chinese herbal medicine used for the treatment of gout and hyperuricemia. An efficient and rapid ultra-performance liquid chromatography mass spectrometry method was developed and validated for simultaneous quantitation of six coumarins (aesculin, fraxin, aesculetin, fraxetin, sopoletin and 7-hydroxycoumarin) in normal and hyperuricemic rats plasma after oral administration of Cortex Fraxini. The method...