As people’s attention to health continues to increase, the market demand for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is growing steadily. The quality and safety of Chinese medicinal materials have attracted unprecedented social attention. In particular, the issue of exogenous harmful residue pollution in TCM has become a hot topic of concern for both regulatory authorities and society. The Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition further refines the detection methods and limit standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM. This not only reflects China’s high-level emphasis on the quality and safety of TCM but also demonstrates the continuous progress made by China in the field of TCM safety supervision. Basis on this study, by systematically reviewing the development history of the detection standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM and analyzing the revisions and updates of these detection standards in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition, deeply explores the key points of the changes in the monitoring standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition. Moreover, it interprets the future development directions of the detection of exogenous residues in TCM, aiming to provide a reference for the formulation of TCM safety supervision policies.

Objective:To investigate the distribution of iodine in drinking water in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and provide a basis for delineation of different types of water iodine areas and the adoption of targeted prevention and control measures, as well as scientific adjustment of intervention strategies.Methods:Using cross-sectional survey method, from June to December in 2017, a survey on the distribution of water iodine was conducted in the entire autonomous region on a township (street, Sumu, abbreviated as township) basis in accordance with the requirements of the "National Survey Plan for Iodine Content in Drinking Water". For townships with water iodine level greater than 10 μg/L found in the survey, the survey was conducted on an administrative village (community, Gacha, abbreviated as administrative village) basis. The water iodine of regions with water iodine level greater than 100 μg/L found in the survey were reviewed in 2018 - 2019. Arsenic-cerium catalytic spectrophotometry was used to test water iodine.Results:A total of 1 009 townships of 103 counties (cities, districts) were surveyed on a township by township basis, with a median water iodine of 6.7 μg/L. Among them, there were 707 townships with water iodine < 10 μg/L, accounting for 70.1%. There were 251 townships with water iodine of 10 - < 40 μg/L, accounting for 24.9%. There were 44 townships with water iodine of 40 - 100 μg/L, accounting for 4.4%. There were 7 townships with water iodine > 100 μg/L, accounting for 0.7%. A total of 3 326 administrative village of 298 townships were surveyed based on administrative villages, among which, 791 villages had water iodine < 10 μg/L, accounting for 23.8%. There were 2 031 villages with water iodine of 10 - < 40 μg/L, accounting for 61.1%. There were 468 villages with water iodine of 40 - 100 μg/L, accounting for 14.1%. There were 36 administrative villages with water iodine > 100 μg/L, accounting for 1.1%. After review, 96 administrative villages in 12 townships of 4 league cities had water iodine > 100 μg/L.Conclusions:Most areas in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are iodine deficiency areas, and there are localized areas with high iodine levels due to water sources. Different iodine supplementation or iodine reduction measures should be taken for areas with different water iodine levels.

Objective:To evaluate the value of preoperative triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio in predicting postoperative delirium (POD) following internal fixation for lower limb fracture in geriatric patients.Methods:In this retrospective case-control study, the medical records of patients, aged ≥ 65 yr, with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅱ or Ⅲ, who underwent internal fixation for lower limb fracture under general anesthesia or spinal-epidural anes-thesia at Hebei General Hospital from January 2023 to July 2024, with the postoperative length of hospital stay of at least 3 days, were collected. The baseline characteristics, preoperative length of hospital stay, parameters of the last preoperative laboratory tests, type of surgery, anesthesia method, duration of surgery and anesthesia, and intraoperative hypotension and fluid intake and output were collected, and the ratio of TG to HDL-C was calculated. Patients were stratified into POD group and non-POD group based on whether POD developed. The logistic regression was carried out to identify influencing factors for POD. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the predictive accuracy of preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio in predicting POD.Results:A total of 234 patients were finally included, of whom 30 developed POD, with an incidence of 12.8%. The results of multivariate logistic regression indicated that the elevated preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio, increased WBC count and a history of cerebrovascular disease were independent risk factors for POD, and the increased albumin concentration was an independent protective factor for POD ( P<0.05). The area under the curve of preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio in predicting POD was 0.758, with a specificity of 0.809 and sensitivity of 0.633, and the optimal cut-off value was 3.285 ( P<0.001). Conclusions:Elevated preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio is an independent risk factor for POD and may have a certain predictive value for POD in geriatric patients undergoing internal fixation for lower limb fracture.

Objective:To evaluate the value of preoperative triglyceride to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio in predicting postoperative delirium (POD) following internal fixation for lower limb fracture in geriatric patients.Methods:In this retrospective case-control study, the medical records of patients, aged ≥ 65 yr, with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status classification Ⅱ or Ⅲ, who underwent internal fixation for lower limb fracture under general anesthesia or spinal-epidural anes-thesia at Hebei General Hospital from January 2023 to July 2024, with the postoperative length of hospital stay of at least 3 days, were collected. The baseline characteristics, preoperative length of hospital stay, parameters of the last preoperative laboratory tests, type of surgery, anesthesia method, duration of surgery and anesthesia, and intraoperative hypotension and fluid intake and output were collected, and the ratio of TG to HDL-C was calculated. Patients were stratified into POD group and non-POD group based on whether POD developed. The logistic regression was carried out to identify influencing factors for POD. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was plotted to evaluate the predictive accuracy of preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio in predicting POD.Results:A total of 234 patients were finally included, of whom 30 developed POD, with an incidence of 12.8%. The results of multivariate logistic regression indicated that the elevated preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio, increased WBC count and a history of cerebrovascular disease were independent risk factors for POD, and the increased albumin concentration was an independent protective factor for POD ( P<0.05). The area under the curve of preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio in predicting POD was 0.758, with a specificity of 0.809 and sensitivity of 0.633, and the optimal cut-off value was 3.285 ( P<0.001). Conclusions:Elevated preoperative TG/HDL-C ratio is an independent risk factor for POD and may have a certain predictive value for POD in geriatric patients undergoing internal fixation for lower limb fracture.

As people's attention to health continues to increase,the market demand for traditional Chinese medi-cine(TCM)is growing steadily.The quality and safety of Chinese medicinal materials have attracted unprecedent-ed social attention.In particular,the issue of exogenous harmful residue pollution in TCM has become a hot topic of concern for both regulatory authorities and society.The Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition further refines the detection methods and limit standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM .This not only reflects China's high-level emphasis on the quality and safety of TCM but also demonstrates the continuous progress made by China in the field of TCM safety supervision.Basis on this study,by systematically reviewing the development history of the detection standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM and analyzing the revisions and updates of these detec-tion standards in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition,deeply explores the key points of the changes in the monitoring standards for exogenous harmful residues in TCM in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia 2025 Edition.Moreo-ver,it interprets the future development directions of the detection of exogenous residues in TCM ,aiming to provide a reference for the formulation of TCM safety supervision policies.

Objective:To investigate the distribution of iodine in drinking water in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, and provide a basis for delineation of different types of water iodine areas and the adoption of targeted prevention and control measures, as well as scientific adjustment of intervention strategies.Methods:Using cross-sectional survey method, from June to December in 2017, a survey on the distribution of water iodine was conducted in the entire autonomous region on a township (street, Sumu, abbreviated as township) basis in accordance with the requirements of the "National Survey Plan for Iodine Content in Drinking Water". For townships with water iodine level greater than 10 μg/L found in the survey, the survey was conducted on an administrative village (community, Gacha, abbreviated as administrative village) basis. The water iodine of regions with water iodine level greater than 100 μg/L found in the survey were reviewed in 2018 - 2019. Arsenic-cerium catalytic spectrophotometry was used to test water iodine.Results:A total of 1 009 townships of 103 counties (cities, districts) were surveyed on a township by township basis, with a median water iodine of 6.7 μg/L. Among them, there were 707 townships with water iodine < 10 μg/L, accounting for 70.1%. There were 251 townships with water iodine of 10 - < 40 μg/L, accounting for 24.9%. There were 44 townships with water iodine of 40 - 100 μg/L, accounting for 4.4%. There were 7 townships with water iodine > 100 μg/L, accounting for 0.7%. A total of 3 326 administrative village of 298 townships were surveyed based on administrative villages, among which, 791 villages had water iodine < 10 μg/L, accounting for 23.8%. There were 2 031 villages with water iodine of 10 - < 40 μg/L, accounting for 61.1%. There were 468 villages with water iodine of 40 - 100 μg/L, accounting for 14.1%. There were 36 administrative villages with water iodine > 100 μg/L, accounting for 1.1%. After review, 96 administrative villages in 12 townships of 4 league cities had water iodine > 100 μg/L.Conclusions:Most areas in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region are iodine deficiency areas, and there are localized areas with high iodine levels due to water sources. Different iodine supplementation or iodine reduction measures should be taken for areas with different water iodine levels.

OBJECTIVE To observe the clinical efficacy of Shuihuo Zhongyu Decoction combined with estrogen and progesterone sequential treatment for patients with intrauterine adhesion(IUA)of kidney deficiency and blood stasis syndrome,and to explore its possible mechanism of action by transcriptomics.METHODS A total of 70 hospitalized patients with IUA of kidney deficiency and blood stasis syndrome who met the inclusion criteria were retrospectively selected,with 35 cases in the observation group and 35 cases in the control group.The control group underwent hysteroscopic transcervical resection of adhesion(TCRA)and then received estrogen and progesterone sequential treatment.The observation group was treated with Shuihuo Zhongyu Decoction on the basis of the treatment of the control group.The treatment course of both groups was 3 months.The TCM syndrome scores,therapeutic efficacy,AFS scores,endometrial thickness(ED),endometrial receptivity[endometrial volume(EV),endometrial flow index(FI),vascularization index(VI),vascularization flow index(VFI)],pregnancy outcomes and intrauterine re-adhesion were evaluated in the 2 groups before and after treatment.10 cases of endometrial tissues in each group were selected for transcriptomic sequencing,and differentially expressed genes were verified by qPCR.RESULTS After treatment,the TCM syndrome scores,AFS scores and CD138 positive rate in the 2 groups were significantly decreased(P<0.05),and the observation group was better than the control group(P<0.05);after treatment,ED,EV,FI,VI and VFI in the observation group were significantly increased(P<0.01),which were better than those in the control group(P<0.05,P<0.01);the therapeutic efficacy,pregnancy rate and incidence of intrauterine re-adhesion in the observation group were better than those in the control group(P<0.05,P<0.01).Transcriptomics results showed that a total of 365 differentially ex-pressed genes(DEGs)were found in the observation group compared with the control group,of which 132 were upregulated,including sulfotransferase family 2B member 1(SULT2B1),apolipoprotein A1(APOA1),etc.;233 were downregulated,including lactoferrin(LTF),C-X-C chemokine ligand 1(CXCL1),etc.;GO function and KEGG pathway enrichment analysis showed that SHT may in-teract with metal ions,glycosaminoglycans,protein serine/threonine kinases,endopeptidases,etc.in the membrane components,plasma membrane,extracellular part,extracellular matrix,etc.,and play a role by regulating biological processes such as cell adhe-sion,extracellular tissue structure,and antigen receptor regulation.The signaling pathways involved include chemokine signaling path-way,chemokine and cytokine receptor interactions,IL-17 signaling pathway,nuclear factor-κ-light chain enhanced of activated B cells(NF-κB),etc.CONCLUSION Shuihuo Zhongyu Decoction can effectively improve the clinical symptoms of IUA patients with kidney deficiency and blood stasis syndrome,reduce AFS scores,increase endometrial thickness,improve endometrial receptivity,im-prove pregnancy outcomes,and decrease the incidence of intrauterine re-adhesion.Its mechanism may be related to upregulating SULT2B1 and APOA1,downregulating the expression of genes such as LTF and CXCL1,and regulating signal pathways such as che-mokines,IL-17,and NF-κB.

Objective:To investigate the iodine nutrition levels of children aged 8 - 10 and pregnant women in iodine deficient areas and iodine adequate areas of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region (Inner Mongolia for short), and to provide scientific basis for prevention and treatment of iodine deficiency disorders.Methods:From March to July 2022, iodine nutrition analysis was conducted in iodine deficient areas and iodine adequate areas of 104 banners (counties, cities and districts) in 12 league cities in Inner Mongolia. Each monitoring banner (county, city and district) was divided into five sampling areas by east, west, south, north, and center, with one Sumu (township, street) selected from each area. One primary school was selected from each Sumu (township, street), and 40 non-boarding students aged 8 - 10 were selected from each primary school. One third of the students underwent thyroid ultrasound examination. Twenty pregnant women were selected from each of the 5 Sumus (townships, streets) in each monitoring banner (county, city and district). Household salt samples and random urine samples of children and pregnant women were collected to detect salt iodine and urinary iodine levels.Results:In 2022, the median thyroid volume of children aged 8 - 10 in iodine deficient areas and iodine adequate areas of Inner Mongolia was 2.44 ml, and the goiter rate was 1.89% (123/6 496). There were statistically significant differences in thyroid volume and goiter rate between different league cities ( H = 1 229.05, χ 2 = 34.13, P < 0.001). The coverage rate of iodized salt in 12 league cities was 98.51% (30 628/31 090), the consumption rate of qualified iodized salt was 94.42% (29 355/31 090), and the median salt iodine was 22.80 mg/kg. The median urinary iodine of children ( n = 20 968) was 195.00 μg/L, among which the median urinary iodine in 7 league cities was at the appropriate level of iodine nutrition (100 - 199 μg/L), and the median urinary iodine in 5 league cities was at the level of iodine nutrition exceeding the appropriate level (200 - 299 μg/L). The median urinary iodine of pregnant women ( n = 10 122) was 168.00 μg/L, among which, except for Bayannur (149.18 μg/L), the median urinary iodine in other 11 league cities was at the appropriate level of iodine nutrition (150 - 249 μg/L). Conclusions:The overall iodine nutrition of children and pregnant women in Inner Mongolia is at an appropriate level, but some pregnant women still face the risk of iodine deficiency. In the future, the focus of iodine deficiency disorders prevention and control should be on iodine nutrition monitoring for special needs populations.