Abstract:The determination of podophyllotoxin in the root and rhizoma of Podophyllum emodi hasbeen performed by reversed-phase HPLC with methanol-water(50:50)as mobile phase,usingUV-detector at 285nm.The linearity between the peak height and concentration is fine in the rangaof 0. 243-0. 73~μg and the percent recovery is 98.83%.Eight batches of samples have been de-termined.The method with high-speed is accurate and easy to operate.