Chinese medicinal materials quality and control

Author: Li Min
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Publish Date: 2006-03-01
Features: This book is divided into two main parts: General Introduction and Specific Analysis. The General Introduction consists of five chapters, elaborating on the current standards for traditional Chinese medicine quality, routine inspections, qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical components, fingerprints, inspection of harmful substances, and limit standards. The Specific Analysis provides detailed discussions on 250 commonly used traditional Chinese medicines in terms of their sources, key characteristics for identification, quality standards, etc. Fingerprints are included for some of the traditional Chinese medicines.