Analysis on Storage and Maintenance of Small Package Slices of Chinese Materia Medica
OBJECTIVE Through expounding the influencing factors of the water content of Chinese herbal pieces,and discussing the quantitative index of the water content of small package of Chinese herbal pieces,this pa-per provides a new idea for improving the control level of Chinese herbal pieces.METHODS By introducing the concepts of water content formula,water freedom,chemical composition migration of packaging materials and so on,the interaction between water content of TCM prepared pieces and processing,storage,mold and film packaging was expounded,and the influencing factors and quality control indexes of water content of TCM prepared pieces were sys-tematically summarized.RESULTS There is a close relationship between the moisture content of Chinese herbal pieces and internal and external factors such as processing,storage,mould,film packaging,etc.CONCLUSION By introducing the fresh degree and the quantitative index of water content in small package of Chinese medicinal materi-als,it provides a reference for better control of the quality of Chinese medicinal materials.