Codeine, morphine and papaverine in Pericarpium papaveris (Yingsuqiao) were determined by HPCE. These three compounds in Pericarpium papaveris were entirely separated. The HPCE conditions were as follows: buffer: 50 mmol/L phosphate, pH 7.0; V = 25 kV; l(eff.) = 50 cm; L = 64.5 cm; i.d. = 50 microm; lambda = 212 nm; T = 25 degrees C; sample size = 15 kPa x s. The recoveries of codeine, morphine and papaverine were 96.61%, 95.90% and 95.37% respectively, which shows that this method is simple, accurate and reproducible and can be ...