Modern Chinese Materia Medica Commodity Science

Author: Zhu Shenghe, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book is divided into three parts: General Introduction, Specific Topics, and Appendices. The General Introduction briefly elaborates on the meaning and commercial characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) commodity; an overview of TCM resources, major production areas, and import/export trade in China; the management regulations and quality standards for TCM commodities, as well as the state's requirements for establishing pharmaceutical enterprises; and the advancement of TCM modernization to revitalize China's traditional TCM industry. The Specific Topics primarily references the first part of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2005 edition), collecting 406 commonly used TCM herbs, providing detailed introductions on their origins, harvesting and processing, market information, commodity specifications, identification, content determination, storage methods, properties, efficacy, dosage, and usage. It also includes 330 TCM preparations, covering their composition, production methods, quality requirements, therapeutic functions, dosage, manufacturers, and reference prices. The Appendices introduce the Standards for Imported TCM in the People's Republic of China, the National Essential Medicines Catalog of TCM Preparations, the National Key Protected Wild TCM Species List, common terminology for TCM commodities, the "native regions" of 150 TCM herbs, the National Basic Medical and Work-Related Injury Insurance Drug Catalog (including TCM preparations and herbal decoctions), the Administrative Measures for Quota Loss in Pharmaceutical Commodities, the Quota Loss Rate for TCM Storage and Preservation, and the List of TCM Manufacturing Enterprises. This book is suitable for personnel in pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, hospital TCM departments, and TCM pharmaceutical enterprises for learning and reference in production, marketing, procurement, and application. It can also serve as a teaching reference for medical and pharmaceutical institutions.