Pharmacokinetic study of the major chemical constituents in Xanthoceras sorbifolia wood after oral administration of methanol extract, wood powder, and single constituents

ABSTRACT The wood powder and extract of Xanthoceras sorbifolia are used to treat rheumatism, gout, and other diseases in Mongolian medicine. Information on the pharmacokinetic differences between various forms of the herb drug is needed. Eight Xanthoceras constituents were examined simultaneously in rat plasma by ultra liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry. In vitro experiments were performed to determine the influence of digestive juices on the pharmacokinetic profiles. Epicatechin and dihydromyricetin had higher AUC values in rats that were gavaged with X. sorbifolia extract versus the pure compounds. The AUC value of epicatechin in rats that were gavaged with X. sorbifolia wood powder was higher than that with the methanol extract. The nonextractable epicatechin polymer in the wood powder could be degraded to epicatechin by gastric juice, consequently elevating the epicatechin levels in blood. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT

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