Modern research on detection technology of exogenous pollutants in Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

The residues of exogenous pollutants in Chinese materia medica (CMM) have become an important cause of adverse reactions of CMM, including agricultural/veterinary drug residues, heavy metal contamination, mycotoxin residues, pathogenic microbial contamination and other organic pollutant residues according to their sources. This paper reviews the modern research on inspection objects and detection methods of main exogenous pollutants in CMM, with view to providing reference and basis for supplementing, perfecting and improving the quality and safety system of CMM.