OBJECTIVE: To analyse characteristic chromatograms of Mongolian Compound Shudage-4. METHODS: HPLC method was adopted. The determination was performed on Agilent Extend C18 with mobile phase consisted of 0.4% acetic acid solution-methanol (gradient elution) at the flow rate of 0.6 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 286 nm, and column temperature was 30 ℃. The sample size was 20 μL. The in vivo and in vitro characteristic chromatograms of allsquare of Compound Shudage-4 and single ingredients were analysed and compared respectively. RESULTS: Totally 47 peaks were identified from in vitro characteristic chromatograms of allsquare of Compound Shudage-4. There were 24 common peaks from in vivo characteristic chromatograms,among which 18 ingredients corresponding to common peaks 1, 4, 7-9, 12, 14, 18-20, 22, 25, 38-41, 44, 46 were direct blood components in vitro; peaks 1, 4, 7, 8, 12, 14, 18-22, 25, 40 and 46 of serum test sample were from Alpinia officinarum; peaks 14, 18, 19, 22, 44 were from Aucklandia lappa; peaks 1, 4, 7-9, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22 were from Acorus tatarinowii. CONCLUSIONS: Blood components and some metabolites may beallsquare of Compound Shudage-4. The method can be used for the analysis of characteristic chromatograons of it.