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However, their application is limited by their poor stability and vulnerability to leaks. Methods: This paper prepared and assessed the stability of transfersomes co-loaded with Pueraria total flavonoids (PTFs) and tanshinone (TAN), known as PTF\/TAN-TFSs, in order to overcome this constraint. Results: The findings showed that the co-loaded system (PTF\/TAN-TFSs) had better structural stability than the single-loaded systems (PTF-TFSs and TAN-TFSs), with drug leakage rates decreased by roughly 5% and 7%, respectively, and a more uniform size distribution with a particle size of 44.52 \u00b1 0.47 nm and a PDI of 0.22, while the single-loaded systems had PDI values larger than 0.3. The co-loaded system showed a better sustained-release profile than the suspension with a 15.28% decrease in the maximum cumulative release of the poorly soluble component Tan IIA. Additionally, the co-loaded system demonstrated enhanced solubilization capability, making the poorly soluble component TAN more soluble by 89.52 times compared to the free medication and by 1.97 times compared to the single-loaded system. Furthermore, the co-loaded system significantly improved the intestinal absorption of Tan IIA, increasing the Papp and Ka values in the ileum segment by 2.02-fold and 1.80-fold, respectively. Conclusions: The stability of the system was successfully improved by co-loading many components with varying hydrophobicities. 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