This invention provides a method for constructing HPLC characteristic chromatograms of processed medicinal slices, standard decoctions, and formulated granules of *
Sophora flavescens*, comprising: A) dissolving and extracting the
test sample raw material using a
solvent to obtain a
test solution; B) determining the
test solution using high-performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) to obtain HPLC characteristic chromatograms of processed medicinal slices, standard decoctions, and formulated granules of *
Sophora flavescens*; the HPLC chromatographic conditions are as follows: a C18 column; mobile phase A is
acetonitrile solution, mobile phase B is 0.05%
trifluoroacetic acid aqueous solution, and
gradient elution is performed; specifically, the
gradient elution is as follows: 0–15 min, phase A: 5%–11%, phase B: 95%–89%; 15–40 min, phase A: 11%–18%, phase B: 89%–82%; 40–60 min, phase A: 18%–21%, phase B: 82%–79%. This invention employs high-performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) with
acetonitrile-0.05%
trifluoroacetic acid solution as the mobile phase for
gradient elution. Using
magnoflorine, isocoryne, styraxine, and styraxine as references, a method for establishing characteristic HPLC chromatograms of processed slices, standard decoctions, and formulated granules of *
Sophora flavescens* was developed. This provides more scientific technical means for controlling the medicinal quality of processed slices, standard decoctions, and formulated granules of *
Sophora flavescens*.