Application and prospect of stable isotope technology in tracing geographical origin of Chinese herbal medicines.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20211105.102
- Author:
Dai-Xin YU
1
;
Sheng GUO
1
;
Jian YANG
2
;
Hui YAN
1
;
Zhen-Yu ZHANG
1
;
Jin-Ao DUAN
1
Author Information
1. Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulae,Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization, National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023, China.
2. State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese herbal medicines;
geographical origin tracing;
stable isotope
- MeSH:
Drug Contamination;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/analysis*;
Humans;
Isotopes;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Quality Control
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2022;47(4):862-871
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a unique medical resource in China, Chinese herbal medicine plays a key role in the prevention and treatment of human diseases. With the gradual expansion of applications, the quality of Chinese herbal medicine has become the focus of attention. The quality of Chinese herbal medicines depends largely on their source authenticity. Tracing the origin of Chinese herbal medicines plays an important role in ensuring their quality and efficacy and reducing the mixing and adulteration of Chinese herbal medicines from different regions. Stable isotope technology, as a key technology for origin tracing of agricultural products and food, has been used in the research of Chinese herbal medicines from multiple sources and origins in recent years. This new technological means contributes to standardizing the origin of Chinese herbal medicines and controlling their quality from the source. Apart from introducing the basic principles of stable isotope technology and the characteristics of common stable isotopes, this study reviewed the application status of light and heavy stable isotopes in the origin tracing of Chinese herbal medicines and their correlation with ecological factors, and forecasted the application prospect of this technology in the authentication of Chinese herbal medicines, aiming to provide reference for the geographical origin tracing of Chinese herbal medicines and promote the sustainable development of traditional Chinese medicine.
