An HPLC–MS method was established for qualitative and quantitative analysis of steroidal saponins in four Dioscoreae herbs.
A total of 11 saponins were characterized by HPLC–QTOF MS and 7 major saponins were quantified by HPLC–QQQ/MS.
PCA and HCA were performed to compare and discriminate the samples.
The results would be helpful in the quality control of herbal medicines from Dioscoreae species.