Principles and Equipment of TCM Pharmaceutical Engineering

Author: Liu Luoxian
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This textbook focuses on fundamental theories, with each unit being relatively independent. It takes the pharmaceutical manufacturing process of traditional Chinese medicine as the main thread, accurately reflecting the logicality of traditional Chinese medicine manufacturing processes and enhancing the comprehensive application of knowledge. It helps readers deepen their understanding of pharmaceutical engineering theory and clarifies the manufacturing process routes of drugs and their related links. The book consists of 12 chapters, introducing fluid flow, liquid mixing, conveying machinery, crushing, screening, and mixing, solid-liquid extraction, filtration and sedimentation, heat transfer and evaporation, distillation, drying, forming equipment and packaging equipment, process design, and an introduction to the engineering of traditional Chinese medicine preparation. This textbook is suitable for undergraduate teaching in traditional Chinese medicine-related disciplines at higher medical colleges. It includes 108 academic hours, with 72 hours dedicated to classroom lectures, problem-solving sessions, and discussion classes, and 36 hours to experiments. Specific teaching arrangements can be made according to the teaching syllabus.