OBJECTIVE To establish a method to determine aristolochic acid A in herba asari. METHODS The condition of HPLC was: Spherigel C18 column, mobile phase with methanol-water-acetic acid (60 : 36 : 4), UV detector at 316 nm. RESULTS The calibration curve was linear (r=0. 9995). The average recovery was 97. 7%, and the RSD was 0. 50% (72 = 6). CONCLUSIONS The method is simple, and accurate with high high recovery rate, which is suitable for the de...