Establishment of bitterness appraisal method of Chinese drugs and preparation.
- Author:
You-jie WANG
1
;
De-sheng XU
;
Yi FENG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Age Factors; Berberine; chemistry; Double-Blind Method; Drug Combinations; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; chemistry; isolation & purification; Humans; Plants, Medicinal; chemistry; Taste; physiology; Taste Threshold
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2007;32(15):1511-1514
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVEBitterness appraisal method of Chinese drugs and preparation is established.
METHODThe investigation table was designed by analogical epidemiology investigation. Then the statistical analysis was made for the data, and berberine bitter taste threshold was calculated. Verification experiment was made by two kinds of complex prescription.
RESULTBerberine is determined as the standard bitter material. Statistics results about verification experiment are significant.
CONCLUSIONThe system could be bitterness appraisal method of Chinese drugs and preparation.
