Several common types of counterfeit and inferior drugs in Chinese medicinal materials market.
- Author:
Yimei LIU
1
;
Keli CHEN
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education on Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription & Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, Wuhan 430065, China. 617656021@qq.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
standards;
Quality Control
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2012;37(8):1089-1092
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Though there are many species of counterfeit and inferior drugs of Chinese Medicinal Materials in the market, the means of fabrication is common. According to our investigating and reports in the literature it is found that the counterfeits and inferior drugs exist in 4 styles: counterfeits, reused medicinal materials and their slices which have been extracted by boiling water or ethanol, medicinal materials and their slices which have been added with non-medicinal parts or chemicals, medicinal materials which have no enough growth time or have been reserved for a long time. Through summarizing the styles and their common characteristics of the counterfeits and inferior drugs,it is helpful to raise vigilance and detect them.
