The chromatographic fingerprints of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),including single herb and formula,represent appropriately the chemical integrities of TCM.Multiple constituents are usually responsible for its therapeutic effects and may work 'synergistically'.In order to address the integrity and synergistic effects of TCM,the chromatographic fingerprinting is possible to provide a powerful tool for the analysis of complex mixture of TCM,with the rapid development of hyphenated instruments and ...