Discussion on Quantitative Standard of the Pill and Granule of Liuwei Dihuang in 2005 Edition of China Pharmacopoeia / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To discuss the problems of quantitative standard and method for the pill and granule of Liuwei Dihuang in 2005 edition of China Pharmacopoeia.METHODS:The quantitative indicators,determination methods,and content standards established in 2005 edition of China Pharmacopoeia were compared between the pill and granule of Liuwei Dihuang,these indices were also compared with those in 2000 edition of China Pharmacopoeia.RESULTS &CONCLUSIONS:The quantitative indicators,determination methods,and content standards set for pill and granule of Liuwei Dihuang are not consistent between the horizontal and vertical comparisons,it is suggested that these indices should be revised when China Pharmacopoeia is reprinted.