Research development of harmful substances and its harm of traditional Chinese medicine after sulfur fumigation.
- Author:
Chun-Qin MAO
;
Lin JI
;
Tu-Lin LU
;
Xin SHAN
;
Lin LI
;
Hui-Zhen LIU
;
Zi-Wan NING
;
Yan SONG
;
Jun-Jie ZHU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Animals;
Drug Contamination;
Fumigation;
methods;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Safety;
Sulfur;
chemistry;
Technology, Pharmaceutical;
methods
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2014;39(15):2801-2806
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Sulfur fumigation, which is traditional method for preservation, pest control, insecticide and sterilization, has long been widely used in processing and storage and played a positive role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). As some businesses sided pursuit of profit, abused and repeated use of sulfur fumigation, have resulted in a large number of harmful residues, such as sulf dioxide (SO2) and harmful heavy metals, which brings a significant impact and danger on human health. This article summarizes the sulfur species and the sulfur fumigation methods and analyzes the harmful substances in TCM after sulfur fumigation, to provide a reference of the choice of species for the sulfur, the optimization of sulfur fumigation process and the standardized processing of TCM after sulfur fumigation.
