首次采用反相高效液相色谱法测定茜草根中1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone-3-O-[3-O-acetyl-αL-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside]的含量.色谱柱为Purospher star RP C18色谱(250 mm×4.6mm,5 μm),流动相为甲醇:水:四氢呋喃(65:34.7:0.3),流速为1.0 mL/min,检测波长为276 nm,柱温为25℃.该方法的线性范围为0.020~0.160μg,r=0.9998,平均回收率为101.5%,RSD为2.0%(n=6).该方法测定1,3,6-trihydroxy-2-methylanthraquinone-3-O-[3-O-acetyl-α-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1→2)-β-D-glucopyranoside]含量灵敏、准确、重现性好.