Examples of extracting and separating active ingredients from traditional Chinese medicine

Author: Lu Yanhua
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is a practical guide for the extraction and separation of active components from traditional Chinese medicine. Organized according to the chemical classification of active components, it starts from the source plants of active substances and provides detailed descriptions of the extraction and separation of nearly 120 common traditional Chinese medicines and over 300 active components. The book is divided into 12 chapters. At the beginning of each chapter, it outlines the structure and classification, physicochemical properties, and identification of the compounds involved, as well as general extraction and separation methods. Then, it provides in-depth discussions on the extraction and separation of representative traditional Chinese medicines for each class of compounds, including the main active components of the involved traditional Chinese medicines, their structures and properties, and the extraction and separation methods of the main chemical components. This book is suitable for technical personnel engaged in the research and production of modern traditional Chinese medicine and natural drugs. The content of this book includes: alkaloids, flavonoids, anthraquinones and naphtoquinones, terpenes and steroids, saponins, coumarins and esters, etc.