Technique for spherosinin purification with continuous column chromatography

Belonging to the field of chemical analyses on natural products, the present invention relates to a method for extracting, separating, purifying and testing natural products, in particular to a technique for extracting swainsonine by continuous column chromatography. The present invention resolves the defects of the prior art, including a complex process, high cost and low yield rate. The solution orderly includes the following steps: (1) the preprocessing of locoweed; (2) the acquisition of locoweed extract; (3) the preparation of a crude product: The extract is roughly separated by polar macroporous adsorption resin and, after TLC test, merged with eluant containing swainsonine to serve as the crude product for later use; (4) the purification of the swainsonine: The crude product is purified by silica gel column chromatography, and by the TLC test and the GC test, the parts of the swainsonine, which have relative content larger than or equal to 10 percent, are respectively collected; (5) the acquisition of