"Current Situation and Thinking on ""Odor and Taste"" Identification of Traditional Chinese Medicine"
10.11842/wst.2014.09.002
- VernacularTitle:中药“气味”鉴别的现状与思考
- Author:
Shilong YANG
;
Na WU
;
Xing YUAN
;
Yujie LIU
;
Ruixue ZHONG
;
Chunjie WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Odor;
taste;
characteristics;
objectification;
identification
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2014;(9):1876-1879
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Odor and taste are characteristic properties of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). They are closely related to the chemical compositions in TCM. They are also the outer reflection of TCM quality and an important part of the character identification. This article reviewed the current research on odor and taste identification of TCM, which indicated that odor and taste identification had not been paid enough attention to and its research lagged behind modern social development. Based on current analytical techniques and methods, this article proposed a new idea for odor and taste identification of TCM. The idea emphasized the objectification of odor and taste and TCM identification research should be combined with chemical components analysis.
