The invention relates to a process for separating and purifying a special component
specnuezhenide of glossy
privet fruit, which is a dry ripe fruit of Ligustum lucidum Ait recorded in the books of
Chinese Pharmacopoeia in all ages. The current Chinese Pharmacopoeias shows that the component under the item of the traditional Chinese medicament glossy
privet fruit is
oleanolic acid after identifying the film and measuring the content, and the component is contained in different medical materials, so it is not special. Through research, the
specnuezhenide belongs to secoiridoid
glycoside compounds, and is the special component of the glossy
privet fruit, so the
specnuezhenide can be used as an important index for controlling the quality of the glossy privet fruit. The special component has been recorded under the item of the traditional Chinese medicament glossy privet fruit in Chinese Pharmacopoeias 2010 Edition, and is about to be issued and implemented as the content of
Chinese Pharmacopoeia. The process for separating and purifying the specnuezhenide is invented by researchers of Institute of Chinese
Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Academy of Sciences, and is prepared by
ethanol extraction, macroporous absorbent resin separation, and reverse
silica gel column purification.