Abstract:Twelve samples of Qu Aurantii Fructus in this paper were collected from different areas of Quzhou.The content of 24 elements （Li， Be， B， Mg， Al， V， Cr， Mn， Fe， Co， Ni， Cu， Zn， Ga， As， Se， Rb， Sr，Ag， Cd， Cs， Ba， Tl， and Pb） was determined by microwave digestion-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The results showed that the average content of Mg was the highest， at 715.397 6 mg/kg， followed by that of Fe， Ba， Sr， Al， B， Rb， Zn， Mn， Cu， and Ni， which was 54.923 1， 33.387 8， 21.044 5， 17.412 5，16.363 0， 11.420 4， 11.389 8， 11.336 7， 4.020 4， and 2.354 7 mg/kg， respectively. The content of Li， Cr，Co， Pb， V， Se， As， Cs， Ga， Ag， Cd， Be， and Tl was all lower than 0.5 mg/kg. The study found that there was little difference in the relative content of inorganic elements in different samples. Based on the relative element content trend chart， the inorganic element fingerprint of Qu Aurantii Fructus was established， and a correlation analysis was conducted. The results showed highly significant positive correlation in 42 pairs， significant positive correlation in 24 pairs， significant negative correlation in 4 pairs， and highly significant negative correlation in 2 pairs， indicating that these elements have certain synergistic or antagonistic effects in the growth process of Qu Aurantii Fructus.