OBJECTIVE: To establish the quality standard for Huxitong oral solution. METHODS: TLC was conducted for the qualitative identification of Stemona japonica, Scutellaria baicalensis and Fructus arctii; HPLC was adopted for the content determination of baicalin: the column was Agilent Eclipse Plus-C18 with mobile phase of methanol-0.1% phosphoric acid solution (48 ∶ 52,V/V) at a flow rate of 0.8 ml/min, the detection wavelength was 280 nm, column temperature was 25 ℃, injection volume was 20 μl. RESULTS: TLC spots of S. japonica, S. baicalensis and F. arctii were clear and well separated, with no interference in negative control. The linear range of baicalin was 0.378 0-3.779 5 μg (r=0.999 9); RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2.0%; recovery was 96.52%-104.95% (RSD=1.28%,n=9). CONCLUSIONS: The improved standard can more effectively control the quality of Huxitong oral solution.