[Objective] To compare the content of polydatin in artificial cultivated Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb.et Zucc. determined by different methods. [Method] High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) were adopted to determine the content of polydatin in the artificial cultivars of Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb.et Zucc. Then, the linear range, quantitative reproducibility, detection limit and analysis time of the separation between the two methods were comparatively studied. [Result] High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC-FD) was the optimum method for detecting polydatin in Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb.et Zucc. Following the injection of 10 μl of sample solution, polydatin was separated on a chromatographic column Diamonsil-C18 (250 mm×0.46 mm, 5 μm) with 25% acetonitrile as mobile phase at the column temperature of 25 ℃, and then quantified by fluorescence detection with the excitation wavelength at 334 nm and the emission wavelength at 408 nm. The flow rate of mobile phase was set at 1.0 ml/min. [Conclusion] HPLC is an ideal method to determine the content of polydatin in Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb.et Zucc. [Objective] To compare the content of polydatin in artificial cultivated Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb.et Zucc. Determined by different methods. [Method] High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) were adopted to determine the content of polydatin in The artificial cultivars of Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb. et Zucc. Then, the linear range, quantitative reproducibility, detection limit and analysis time of the separation between the two methods were comparatively studied. [Result] High-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection (HPLC- FD) was the optimum method for detecting polydatin in Polygonum pateatum Sieb. Et Zucc. Following the injection of 10 μl of sample solution, polydatin was separated on a chromatographic column Diamonsil- C18 (250 mm × 0.46 mm, 5 μm) with 25% acetonitrile as mobile phase at the column temperature of 25 ° C and then quantified by fluorescence detection with the excitation wavelength at 334 nm and the emission wavelength at 408 nm. The flow rate of mobile phase was set at 1.0 ml / min. [Conclusion] HPLC is an ideal method to determine the content of polydatin in Polygonumcus pidatum Sieb. et Zucc.