Identification Technology of Medicinal Goods

Author: National Association for Vocational and Technical Education in Pharmaceutical Technology
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Publishing Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book is a textbook for pharmacy vocational and technical colleges. It is divided into two main parts—General Theory and Specific Topics—comprising a total of 18 chapters. The General Theory covers concepts, Latin names, and classifications of medicinal materials, the origin and development of medicinal goods, sources and resource distribution, development, harvesting and processing, quality, identification techniques, and packaging and storage of medicinal materials. The Specific Topics are categorized into algae and fungi, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds, barks, stems and woods, roots and rhizomes, other plant categories, animal categories, and mineral categories. It introduces the sources, harvesting and processing, characteristics, functions and indications, components, and storage of 387 medicinal materials. Additionally, each chapter in the Specific Topics lists 171 medicinal materials in brief. At the end of the book, there is an experimental guide that includes the identification of 38 medicinal materials. An appendix provides an introduction to microscopic analysis methods used in experiments. This textbook is suitable for students of vocational and technical colleges.