Discussion on quality changes mechanism of Chinese medicinal materials during storage.
- Author:
Qinan WU
1
;
Dawei QIAN
;
Jinao DUAN
Author Information
1. Pharmacy of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210046, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Drug Contamination;
Drug Stability;
Drug Storage;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
Plants, Medicinal;
chemistry
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2010;35(14):1904-1908
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Storage of Chinese medicinal materials was an important part in the circulation process. During storage, medicinal herbs, the factors in the outside world and their own physical and chemical properties of the interaction, gradually occurring physical, chemical and biological changes. Phenomenon such as mold, moth-eaten, color change, taste change and "Fan You" would be seen. The intrinsic quality changes related to the mechanism: oxidation, polymerization or decomposition reaction, Maillard reaction, enzymatic reaction and transformation reactions. It resulted to increasing or decreasing of the active ingredient content in medicinal materials, losing of volatile components, forming of biological metabolites and transformation products of damage insects.
