元胡为罂粟科植物延胡索(Corydalis turtschanin)的干燥块茎。其主要成分为延胡索甲素、乙素、丙素等10多种生物碱。元胡炮制方法历代医药书中均有记载,有醋蒸、醋煮、醋炒用等。但以那种方法及醋制浓度较合适,详细记载甚少。笔者就元胡炮制的不同方法及醋的不同浓度对元胡总生物碱的影响作了试验比较。 Yuanhu is a dried tuber of the corybaceous plant Corydalis turtschanin. Its main components are more than 10 alkaloids such as fumarone, B, and C. Yuan Hu processing methods have been recorded in ancient medical books, there are vinegar steamed, vinegar, vinegar fried and so on. However, in that method and vinegar concentration are more appropriate, there are few detailed records. The author made an experimental comparison of the effects of different methods of Yuanhu processing and different concentrations of vinegar on total alkaloids in Yuanhu.