Pharmacokinetic study of multiple active constituents from Kushen–Gancao Decoction after oral administration in rat by HPLC–MS/MS

Kushen–Gancao Decoction (KGD) is a classic traditional Chinese herb combination in treating viral hepatitis and chronic liver diseases. This study aims to investigate the pharmacokinetic (PK) study of matrine (MT), oxymatrine (OMT), glycyrrhizic acid (GL) and glycyrrhetinic acid (GA) following oral administration of KGD in rats. A rapid, sensitive and reliable HPLC–MS/MS method was successfully developed for the simultaneous determination of MT,...