[Evaluation of Bupleuri Radix resources in Qingchuan based on DTOPSIS and grey related degree]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2014 Feb;39(3):433-7.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

In order to select high quality and suitable Bupleuri Radix varieties in Qingchuan, and establish a new comprehensive method to evaluation the quality of Bupleuri Radix, 12 characters of 14 samples were evaluated by DTOPSIS and grey related degree. The results showed that varieties No. 8 and No. 10 had high quality. DTOPSIS and grey related degree gave the uniformity result, and the biggest difference of value of Ci in DTOPSIS method was 46. 33% , but the biggest difference of the weighting correlation number( r (i)) in grey related degree was only 13.10%. The DTOPSIS combined with grey related degree can evaluate the quality of Bupleuri Radix comprehensively and objectively.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Bupleurum / chemistry*
  • China
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / supply & distribution*
  • Quality Control
  • Statistics as Topic / methods*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal