“Liquid seal to detoxification – drying and puffing” of two stage processing technology design and pharmacodynamic study of aconite (Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata) processed by microwave / 药学学报

Establish a production line with controllable process and high intelligence, contribute to improve the quality and production efficiency of aconite processed by microwave, and promote the transformation and application of aconite processed by microwave. According to the principle of aconite detoxification and the characteristics of industrial microwave equipment, an industrial production line of aconite processed by microwave was established with diester alkaloids and monoester alkaloids as indicators, and pilot production was carried out. At the same time, the content of active constituents and efficacy were compared with that of the main processed products, such as Shengfupian, Baifupian and Heishunpian. The results showed that the industrial production of aconite processed by microwave can be divided into two stages: "Liquid seal to detoxification - drying and puffing". The content of monoester alkaloids in 10 batches of aconite processed by microwave was 0.071%-0.166% and the content of diester alkaloids was 0.004%-0.016%, which met the relevant requirements of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia in 2020. Compared with Heishunpian and Baifupian, the retention rate of the effective components of aconite processed by microwave was higher. Pharmacological experiments showed that aconite processed by microwave not only retained the anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities of Heishunpian and Baifupian, but also significantly increased the levels of leukocytes and lymphocytes in mice with liver cancer chemotherapy, enhanced the CD4/CD8 ratio in spleen cells of mice (P < 0.05), thus regulating the body's immunity. However, this effect of Baifupian was weak, while Heishunpian and Shengfupian had no such effect. Through the above research, this study established microwave processing line with controllable process and high intelligence, as well produced the aconite processed by microwave with low toxicity and stable quality. It laid a foundation for the industrialized continuous production and clinical positioning of aconite by microwave processed, and provided scientific support for the development and application of microwave technology in the field of traditional Chinese medicine. All animal experiments in this study were reviewed and approved by the Experimental Animal Ethics Committee of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine before being carried out (Approval No. 2020-28).

Establishment of the Microwave Processing Technology of Yellow Wine-processed Curculigo orchioides and Comparison with Traditional Technology / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To establish the microwave processing technology of yellow wine-processed Curculigo orchioides ， and compare it with traditional technology. METHODS ：HPLC method was adopted to determine the contents of curculigoside ， orcinol glucoside and orcinol gentiobioside in C. orchioides . Based on the single factor tests ，microwave processing technology was optimized and validated with orthogonal test combined with comprehensive weighted scoring method ，with the amount of yellow wine，microwave power ，wetting time and microwave time as factors ，using the contents of curculigoside ，orcinol glucoside ， orcinol gentiobioside and ethanol soluble extract as the indexes. The contents of C. orchioides decoction pieces and processed products were compared. RESULTS ：The optimal microwave processing technology included that the amount of yellow wine was 20％（the weight of C. orchioides decoction pieces was 20％），microwave power was 300 W，wetting time was 3 h，microwave time was 2 min. After 3 times of validation tests ，average contents of curculigoside，orcinol glucoside ，orcinol gentiobioside and ethanol soluble extract were 0.095 6％，0.723 9％，0.406 6％，10.115 3％，and RSD were 0.71％，0.54％，0.99％，1.44％（n＝3）. Average comprehensive score were 99.08（RSD＝0.69％，n＝3）. Except for the content of ethanol soluble extract in traditional wine-processed product ，the contents of curculigoside and orcinol gentiobioside in traditional wine-processed product and microwave processed product as well as the content of ethanol soluble extract in microwave processed product were all significantly higher than C. orchioides decoction pieces ；the contents of curculigoside and orcinol gentiobioside in microwave processed product were both significantly higher than traditional wine-processed product （P＜0.05）. The contents of orcinol glucoside in 2 processed product were significantly lower than C. orchioides decoction pieces ，while the microwave processed product was significantly higher than traditional wine-processed product （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS ：Optimized microwave processing technology is stable and feasible ，and can be used for the processing of yellow wine-processed C. orchioides .

Optimization of the Microwave Processing Technology of Yellow Wine-processed Corydalis yanhusuo / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE：To optimize the microwave processing technology of yellow wine-processed Corydalis yanhusuo . METHODS：The contents of opioid alkaloid ，berberine hydrochloride and tetrahydropalmatine in C. yanhusuo processed with yellow wine were determined by HPLC. The contents of the extracts were determined by hot dipping method. Based on the single factor tests ，using the appearance of yellow wine-processed C. yanhusuo with microwave processing technology ，the contents of extract，opioid alkaloid ，berberine hydrochloride and tetrahydropalmatine as indexes ，with the amount of yellow wine ，wetting time，microwave power and microwaving time as factors ，the processing technology was optimized with orthogonal test combined with comprehensive weighted scoring method ，and then validated and compared with traditional yellow wine-processed C. yanhusuo . RESULTS：The linear ranges of opioid alkaloid ，berberine hydrochloride and tetrahydropalmatine were 0.100-1.500 μg（R2＝0.999 6）， 0.012-0.188 μg（R2＝0.999 5），0.050-0.750 μg（R2＝0.999 8）. RSDs of precision ，stability（12 h）and repeatability tests were all less than 2％ . The recoveries were 99.15％ -100.34％（RSD＝0.54％ ，n＝6），99.52％ -100.78％（RSD＝0.69％ ，n＝6）， 99.26％-99.79％（RSD＝0.28％，n＝6）. The optimum microwave processing technology included that the amount of yellow wine was 4 g（about 20％ of medicinal material amount ），microwave power was 40％，wetting time was 3 hour，processing time was 3 min. The results of three verification tests showed that the contents of extract ，opioid alkaloid ，berberine hydrochloride and tetrahydropalmatine were 15.7％-16.1％，0.061％-0.063％，0.003％-0.004％ and 0.061％-0.063％. The comprehensive scores were 97.916，94.730 and 97.217，and RSD were 0.42％，0.38％，0.46％（n＝3），respectively. Compared with traditional yellow wine processing technology ，there was no significant difference in the contents of opioid alkaloid and other components ，but no scorched spot and crumbs was found in yellow wine-processed C. yanhusuo with microwave processing technology. CONCLUSIONS：Established method for content determination is simple ，accurate，reliable and reproducible ，and can be used for quantitative analysis of active components in yellow wine-processed C. yanhusuo . Optimized microw ave processing technology is stable and feasible ，and can be used for the processing of yellow wine-processed C. yanhusuo .

Study advances of microwave processing technology in traditional Chinese medicine / 中国中药杂志

The iterative innovation of processing technology is one of the important tasks in studies on processing of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM). It is also the prerequisite for modern, refined, automatic and intelligent manufacturing of TCM pieces. Microwave processing is a new fire processing technique developed in the recent 30 years, with a unique thermodynamic form, and energy transfer and transformation laws. Moreover, it owns the advantages of a high processing efficiency, good product properties and low production energy consumption, with great application prospects. This paper introduced the study overview of microwave expansion technology in the food industry, reviewed the origin of microwave processing technology of TCM, and expounded the basic concept, principle and main purpose of microwave processing technology used in TCM. Then, the impacts of drug factors and microwave factors on the microwave processing effect were summarized, the industrial equipment that could be used for microwave processing was listed, and the impacts of microwave heating on starch, polysaccharide, protein and other components in Chinese herbal medicines were analyzed. Furthermore, the study advance of microwave processing of 14 herbs was investigated, including Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparaia, Galli Gigerii Endothelium Corneum and Asini Corii Colla; and the appearance and components of herbs processed by traditional processing method and microwave processing method were compared, so as to reveal the opportunities and challenges of microwave processing technology in the industrial transformation. We hoped that the systematic study of microwave processing technology could provide new ideas and techniques for the high-quality and high-level development of the TCM pieces industry in the new era, and promote its inheritance, innovation and transformation.

Optimization of microwave processing technology for carbonized Gardenia jasminoides by Box-Behnken response surface methodology based on CRITIC weighted evaluation / 中草药

Objective: To determine the index weight and optimize the microwave processing technology of carbonized Gardenia jasminoides (CGJ). Methods: The contents of geniposid and tannins in CGJ processed by traditional method were determined by HPLC and used as comprehensive evaluation indexes, the weighting coefficient was determined by CRITIC method, and the microwave processing technology of CGJ was optimized by Box-Behnken response surface methodology (BBRSM). The pharmacological activity of CGJ processed by microwave was also evaluated. Results: The weighting coefficients of geniposid and tannins in CGJ processed by traditional method were 0.27 and 0.73. The optimal parameters of microwave processing technology were as follows: microwave power of 600 W, microwave time of 6 min and medicines mass of 120 g, the contents of geniposidic and tannins were 35.19 and 4.76 mg/g. The results of pharmacological evaluation showed that CGJ processed by microwave and traditional method could shorten the bleeding time and clotting time of mice. There was no obvious difference between the two processed products. Conclusion: Microwave processing can be used as a processing method to enrich the traditional processing technology.

Comparison of Residual Monomer And Water Absorption In Acrylic Resin Samples Processed With Microwave And Conventional Heat Cure Polymerization Methods - Invitro Study.

The different denture base materials and their processing techniques are developing in the field of removable and fixed prosthodontics. The polymers, especially acrylic resins are entered in this field more than 70 years ago and it is most widely used and material of choice around 80% world wide. Initially acrylic resins were polymerized by heat, later they developed using chemical accelerators for polymerization and termed as selfcure resins. The use of microwave energy to polymerize acrylic denture base in a 400 watt microwave oven for 2.5 minutes was reported in 1968 and properties ware discussed. The present study is designed to compare the residual monomer content in 24,48,72,96 and 120 hours periods of time and water absorption after 10 days in acrylic resin samples processed with conventional heat cure polymerization method and microwave polymerization method.

Comparative study of Dimensional Accuracy of Three Conventional Denture Base Resins Processed By Conventional Method And Microwave Polmerization.

Statement of Problem: Poor adaptations of acrylic resin denture bases to the supporting tissues markedly decrease denture retention. Several denture base resin and processing techniques have been introduced to the profession, each claiming to produce a more accurate base. Microwave processing techniques has been introduced claims to minimize the dimensional changes. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the dimensional accuracy of three denture base resins processed by conventional water bath method and by use of microwave energy. Material and method: Three Poly (MethylMethacrylate) heat cure resins were selected for this study.These resins were processed by (i) conventional water bath technique for 1.5 hours at 1650F and half hour at 2120F and (ii) microwave energy for 3 mins at 500W. A metal master die representing a maxillary arch with 4mm hole was prepared to evaluate the adaptation of the test resin denture base. A total number of 60 specimens were tested. The measurements of acrylic resin denture base specimens were compared with the measurements of master metal die dimension keeping it as a standard measurement. Results: The resin record bases processed by microwave curing method had slightly better dimensional accuracy than conventionally processed bases. There was no significant difference found in the dimensional accuracy when Resin record bases processed with a specially formulated resin for microwave curing was microwave cured and when conventionally available resins were processed by microwave technique. Conclusion: The resin record bases processed by microwave curing method had slightly better dimensional accuracy than the conventionally processed bases.