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Traditional Chinese medicine is the product of clinical medication practice of the Chinese nation for thousands of years. Its material basis is the key to reveal the essence of the roles of traditional Chinese medicine, and the fundamental guarantee to solve the difficulties in the quality control of traditional Chinese medicine. However, the material basis of traditional Chinese medicine is to exert the overall pharmacodynamic effect through multi-targets, multi-approaches and mutual cooperation, resulting in unclear quality control index. In recent years, the quality control standards of traditional Chinese medicine have experienced great changes by shifting the focus from the appearance characteristics to the internal material basis, which however is limited to the control of a single com-ponent or multiple components. In other words, the intrinsic effectiveness and safety could not be guaranteed without the characteristics of the integrity of traditional Chinese medicine. With Moutan Cortex as an example, this paper analyzed the evolution of Moutan Cortex quality standards based on Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and comprehensively summarized the material basis of Moutan Cortex. Based on the theory of "component structure", this study analyzed current quality control of the material basis of Moutan Cortex and its preparations, and expounded the development trend of multi-dimensional quality control, so as to lay a foundation for establishing a more rational quality control system for traditional Chinese medicine in the future.
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas , Medicina Tradicional Chinesa , Paeonia , Controle de QualidadeRESUMO
Objective To construct a two-dimensional (2D) composite membrane and a three-dimensional (3D) biomimetic scaffold by silk fibroin (SF), type I collagen (Col-I) and hydroxyapatite (HA) blends in vitro, so as to study its physicochemical properties, as well as biocompatibility and explore the feasibility of its application in tissue engineering scaffold materials. Methods 2D composite membranes and 3D scaffolds were prepared by blending SF/Col-I/HA at the bottom of cell culture chamber and low temperature 3D printing combined with vacuum freeze drying. The biocompatibility was evaluated by mechanical property testing, scanning electron microscope and Micro-CT to examine the physicochemical properties of the material, and cell proliferation was detected to evaluate its biocompatibility. Results Stable 2D composite membrane and 3D porous structural scaffolds were obtained by blending and low temperature 3D printing. The mechanical properties were consistent. The pore size, water absorption, porosity and elastic modulus were all in accordance with the requirements of constructing tissue engineering bone. The scaffold was a grid-like white cube with good internal pore connectivity; HA was evenly distributed in the composite membrane, and the cells were attached to the composite membrane in a flat shape; the cells were distributed around pore walls of the scaffold. The shape of the shuttle was fusiform, and the growth and proliferation were good. Conclusions The composite membrane and 3D scaffold prepared by SF/Col-I/HA blending system had better pore connectivity and pore structure, which was beneficial to cell and tissue growth and nutrient transport. Its physicochemical properties and biocompatibility could meet the requirements of bone tissue engineering biomaterials.
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Traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) preparation is one of the most important aspects in the development and quality control of traditional Chinese medicine, and its security problem becomes more and more serious. It is worthy to note that the liver, as the main drug metabolic organ, bears the brunt of the damage caused by TCM preparations. In this paper, the author attempts to explore the relationship between TCM preparations and hepatotoxicity based on the processing chains from crude drugs to the end product. Besides, the author hopes to clarify the underlying mechanism of hepatotoxicity of TCM preparations and provide basis and guidance for the quality control and rational clinical use of the preparations as well as the development of modern TCM preparations with high quality and low toxicity.
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) products are the finished products by adopting certain preparation processes according to the profile of the herbs, with Chinese herbs or decoction pieces as the raw materials.Among their adverse reactions to the organs, hepatotoxicity can not be ignored. As a new stage of quality control in TCM, dynamic quality control system of the multidemensional structure process emphasized on the research of the effectiveness and safety, focused on the pretreatment, preparation process,dosage forms and drug delivery methods to control the quality of TCM preparation products and reduce the generation of hepatotoxicity.In this paper, we will start from these factors to discuss the causes of hepatotoxicity underlying drug products and hope to provide the reference for developing low toxicity and high quality modern Chinese medicine products.