Research status of quality evaluation of traditional Chinese medicine and discussion on"quality-quantity"double standard evaluation method
The variety source of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)is wide and the chemical composition is complex,leading to the quality of TCM is uneven.Improving the quality evaluation criteria of TCM has always been regarded as an important and difficult problem restricting the modernization of TCM.According to the current research status of the quality evaluation of TCM,the key scientific problems of the quality evaluation of TCM were summarized,and the"quality-quantity"double standard evaluation method of TCM was put forward.The contrast medicinal materials were used as standard substances to establish the characteristic chromatogram,and the qualitative research was carried out based on the contrast medicinal materials.Taking internal standard substances with stable retention time and low price and easy access as quantitative evaluation index,the relative quantitative research on the efficacy components based on internal standard substances was carried out in order to scientifically and clearly identify the authenticity of TCM,reduce the economic burden of production and drug costs of the public,and effectively guarantee the quality of TCM.
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