Six active components, gastrodin, hydroxybenzyl alcohol, parishin E, parishin B, parishin C and parishin A, have been collected by use of the combination NKA-9 macroporous resin with preparative liquid chromatography from the water extract of Gastrodia elata Blume. With HPLC, there were no significant differences in steaming and boiling samples on the six active components and total amounts, but the both processing method were significant different from the method of non fixing sample for the six components. The compound of hydroxy benzyl alcoh...