Table 2 The contents of 43 investigated components in the Chinese herbal spirits (ND = not detected)

1

Geniposidic acid

1.15 ± 0.22

1.15 ± 0.16

2

Protocatechuic acid

0.37 ± 0.11

0.39 ± 0.09

3

Chlorogenic acid

0.48 ± 0.13

0.28 ± 0.07***

4

Scopolin

ND

ND

5

Puerarin

6.84 ± 2.41

5.44 ± 1.05*

6

Magnoflorine

0.31 ± 0.22

0.11 ± 0.13**

7

Purpureaside C

1.05 ± 1.26

0.08 ± 0.26**

8

Daidzin

2.56 ± 1.12

1.95 ± 0.49

9

Echinacoside

2.20 ± 2.67

0.18 ± 0.54**

10

Rutinum

0.16 ± 0.07

0.07 ± 0.04***

11

Calycosin-7-glucoside

0.42 ± 0.08

0.34 ± 0.06**

12

Ferulic acid

0.31 ± 0.09

0.19 ± 0.04***

13

Hyperoside

0.22 ± 0.08

0.08 ± 0.02***

14

Crustecdysone

2.18 ± 0.33

2.25 ± 0.38

15

Acteoside

0.83 ± 1.19

0.04 ± 0.13*

16

Coumarin

0.26 ± 0.13

0.22 ± 0.06

17

Ononin

0.25 ± 0.12

0.19 ± 0.03*

18

Daidzein

0.06 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.04

19

Salvianolic acid A

ND

ND

20

Quercetin

ND

ND

21

Epimedin A1

0.45 ± 0.15

0.27 ± 0.19**

22

Epimedin B

2.89 ± 0.61

1.65 ± 0.51***

23

Epimedin C

6.00 ± 0.92

4.55 ± 1.52***

24

Icariin

7.10 ± 0.91

4.80 ± 0.57***

25

Formononetin

0.00 ± 0.00

0.01 ± 0.00***

26

Baohuoside II

0.10 ± 0.04

0.06 ± 0.02**

27

Eugenol

18.60 ± 4.02

15.53 ± 1.55**

28

Astragaloside A

0.07 ± 0.04

0.13 ± 0.05***

29

Rhamnocitrin

ND

ND

30

Chikusetsusaponin iva

4.15 ± 2.81

2.76 ± 0.35

31

Geniposide

ND

ND

32

Sagittatoside A

0.50 ± 0.22

0.17 ± 0.1***

33

Astragaloside II

0.27 ± 0.17

0.32 ± 0.19

34

Sagittatoside B

0.30 ± 0.12

0.09 ± 0.04***

35

Icariside I

0.02 ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

36

2′'-O-rhamnosyl icariside II

0.39 ± 0.14

0.20 ± 0.44***

37

Baohuoside I

0.35 ± 0.15

0.17 ± 0.09***

38

Desmethyl Icaritin

ND

ND

39

Astragaloside I

0.09 ± 0.07

0.04 ± 0.03*

40

Z-ligustilide

1.47 ± 0.73

0.57 ± 0.16***

41

Icaritin

ND

ND

42

Tanshinone IIA

ND

ND

43

Oleanolic acid

0.14 ± 0.07

0.09 ± 0.03**