Review and Applications of Microscopic Identification in Quality Standard of Chinese Herbal Medicines
10.11842/wst.2014.03.016
- VernacularTitle:显微鉴定在中药质量标准中的应用及进展
- Author:
Wenwen MAO
;
Xiaojing WAN
;
Huijuan LIU
;
Huijun LI
;
Ping LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese herbal medicines;
microscopic identification;
pharmacopoeia;
quality standard;
application
- From:
World Science and Technology-Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2014;(3):538-542
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The microscopic identification technique plays an important role in quality standard of Chinese herbal medicines. It has been adopted as a routine identification method in the major pharmacopoeias due to its accurate, simple, speedy, inexpensive, feasible as well as environmentally friendly properties. In this article, the theoretical principles of microscopic identification, the stability and specificity of microscopic characters, are firstly discussed. The applications of microscopic identification in ChP, USP, Ph. Eur. and JP are listed and typically compared. A protocol for microscopic identification is thus proposed based on our previous investigations. Finally, some challenges facing modernizaiton of Chinese herbal medicines are also outlined.
