Water Test Method for the Identification of Chinese Medicinal Decoction Pieces / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To introduce the water test method for the identification of Chinese medicinal decoction pieces for references of pharmacists. METHODS:The water test method applied in the identification of 25 kinds of Chinese Medicinal decoction pieces were introduced and summarized. RESULTS & CONCLUSION:The water test method is a traditional experience-based identification method, which can be applied to effectively identify drug quality and ensure drug safety, thus deserve to be popularized.