This invention discloses a topical
traditional Chinese medicine composition for relieving pain and its preparation method, belonging to the field of
traditional Chinese medicine preparation technology. The topical
traditional Chinese medicine composition for relieving pain is made from the following raw materials in parts by weight:
Angelica sinensis 5-25 parts,
Ligusticum striatum 5-20 parts,
Lycopodium clavatum 10-35 parts,
Artemisia argyi 5-25 parts, artificial
Phellodendron chinense 3-18 parts,
Clematis chinensis 10-40 parts, and
Angelica dahurica 5-20 parts. This invention uses
steam distillation to extract volatile oils and a dual-
solvent gradient extraction method with the residue, which not only fully extracts the volatile fat-soluble components from
Angelica sinensis,
Ligusticum striatum, and
Angelica dahurica, but also efficiently extracts the water-soluble components from artificial
Phellodendron chinense,
Lycopodium clavatum, and other medicinal materials. Experimental results show that the extraction rates of
ferulic acid, ligustilide,
imperatorin, and
berberine hydrochloride in Example 1 of this invention reached 89.23%, 92.56%, 90.12%, and 93.45%, respectively, which are 110.7%, 223.1%, 75.8%, and 23.6% higher than those of conventional water decoction process, thus improving the
utilization rate of raw materials.