Separation and purification of four tannins from Potentilla parvifolia Fisch. (Rosaceae) using high-speed counter-current chromatography

Four tannins were isolated and identified from Potentilla parvifolia using high-speed counter-current chromatography (HSCCC) in this study. A two-phase solvent system composed of n-hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (1:11:1.2:11, v/v/v/v) was chosen and yielded 18.8 mg of procyanidin B3, 9.8 mg of procyanidin B6, 9.1 mg of procyanidin B7, and 6.9 mg of 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-galloyl-D-glucose, all at over 95% purity, from 120 mg of the crude sample powder. The identifications were performed with H-1 NMR and C-13 NMR. This is the first report showing the presence of procyanidin B7 and 2,3,4,6-tetra-O-galloyl-D-glucose in the genus Potentilla, and procyanidin B3 and procyanidin B6 were isolated from P. parvifolia for the first time.