OBJECTIVE: To establish the quality standard for Maikang mixture. METHODS: TLC was used for the qualitative identification of Paeonia lactiflora, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Astragalus membranaceus, Schisandra chinensis and Ophiopogon japonicus. HPLC was used for the content determination of schisandrin: the column was Kromasil C18 with mobile phase of methanol-water (60 ∶ 40,V/V) at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min, detection wavelength was 254 nm, column temperature was 40 ℃,and the infection volume was 20 μl. RESULTS: P. lactiflora, A. sinensis, L. chuanxiong, A. membranaceus, S. chinensis and O. japonicus showed clear spots and well separated. The linear range of schisandrin was 1-50 μg/ml (r=0.999 9); RSDs of precision, stability and reproducibility tests were lower than 2%; recovery was 97.01%-98.58% (RSD=0.56%,n=6). CONCLUSIONS: The established standard can be used for the quality control of Maikang mixture.