OBJECTIVE: To develop a method for simultaneous determination of 6 alkaloids in Coptis teeta. METHODS: The determination was performed on XtimateTM C18 with mobile phase consisted of 30 mmol/L ammonium bicarbonate [containing 0.1% triethylamine and 0.7% ammonia-acetonitrile (gradient elution)] at the flow rate of 1.0 mL/min. The detection wavelength was set at 270 nm, the column temperature was 30 ℃,and the sample size was 10 μL. RESULTS: The linear ranges of jateorrhizine, columbamine, epiberberine, coptisine, palmatine hydrochloride and berberine hydrochloride were 0.85-16.96 mg/L(r=0.999 9),1.25-24.96 mg/L(r=0.999 8), 2.05-40.96 mg/L(r=0.999 9), 3.65-72.96 mg/L(r=0.999 9), 2.88-57.60 mg/L(r=0.999 9) and 13.25-264.96 mg/L(r=0.999 9), respectively . RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were all lower than 3.0%. Recoveries were 97.14%-102.14%(RSD=1.93%,n=6), 97.00%-102.00%(RSD=2.06%,n=6), 98.18%-101.82%(RSD=1.79%,n=6), 96.15%-101.28%(RSD=2.06%,n=6), 96.88%-101.88%(RSD=1.87%,n=6), 99.31%-103.76%(RSD=1.89%,n=6), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The method is simple, accurate, stability and reproducible, and can be used for simultaneous determination of 6 alkaloids in Coptis teeta.