Quality Control of Chinese Medicines: Strategies and Methods
Quality Control of Chinese Medicines: Strategies and Methods
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9819998700 | 887 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 62 MB
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9819998700 | 887 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 62 MB
This book focuses on the strategies and methods for quality control of Chinese medicines used in prevention and treatment of diseases for thousands of years in China and East Asia. It explains various strategies and methods for quality markers discovery and herbal glycoanalysis, as well as practices for control of heavy metal and pesticide residues. Strategies to overcome the shortage of reference compounds for quality control of Chinese medicines are also provided. The book also introduces analytical techniques for different analytes in Chinese medicines with an emphasis on sample preparation in automation and high extraction efficiency methods, the key process affecting the time and accuracy of the techniques. It is of interest to quality control scientists in academia and industry working on Chinese medicines and/or herbal medicine and also pharmacists, pharmacologists, food chemists, and nutritionists who want to understand Chinese medicines.