Methods for Identifying Seeds of Chinese Medicinal Materials： A Review
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20231219
- VernacularTitle:中药材种子鉴别技术研究进展
- Author:
Zhihao LIU
1
;
Liangping ZHA
2
;
Li LUO
3
;
Yuyang ZHAO
1
;
Xiaolin LI
1
;
Yuan YUAN
1
Author Information
1. National Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs， National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700， China
2. School of Pharmacy， Anhui University of Chinese Medicine， Hefei 230012， China
3. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Guangdong Pharmaceutical University， Guangzhou 510006， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
seeds of Chinese medicinal materials;
conventional identification;
molecular identification;
chemical fingerprinting;
electronic nose;
spectral imaging;
artificial intelligence
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2024;30(4):1-11
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Seeds are the source for the production of Chinese medicinal materials. The seed authenticity and quality of directly affect the effectiveness and safety of Chinese medicinal materials. The seed quality is faced with the problems such as mixed sources， existence of adulterants and seeds stocked for years， low maturity， and low purity. To ensure the high-quality and sustainable development of the Chinese medicinal material industry， it is urgent to standardize the seed market and identify and evaluate the quality of the seeds circulating in the market. Seed identification methods include visual inspection， microscopic observation， micro-character identification， chemical fingerprinting， molecular identification， electronic nose， X-ray diffraction， electrochemical fingerprinting， spectral imaging， and artificial intelligence. These methods have different application scopes and unique advantages and disadvantages. According to the different species of Chinese herbal medicines and different requirements of testing sites， suitable methods can be selected to achieve rapid and accurate identification with low costs. In the future， the seed identification methods should be developed based on emerging technologies with interdisciplinary knowledge， and intelligent， nondestructive， and single-grain detection methods are needed for the modern Chinese medicinal material industry. This paper introduces the seed identification technologies currently applied in research and production， compares the principles， applicability， advantages， and disadvantages of different technologies， and provides an outlook on the future development of seed identification technologies， aiming to provide a reference for the identification and quality evaluation of seeds of Chinese medicinal material.
