Research progress and application in fingerprint technology on Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Chinese materia medica (CMM) fingerprint technology is an effective method to evaluate pros and cons, identify the authenticity, distinguish species, and ensure consistency and stability of CMM. With the development of modern analytical technology, CMM fingerprint technology is widely used and approved in the study of effective component, quality control, and identification of Chinese medicine. The related references of biological fingerprint of CMM and chemical fingerprint of CMM (including IR, UV, NMR, electro-chemical method, TLC, HPLC, GC, and CEP) and data calculation methods in the three years has been summarized in this article. Meanwhile, the direction and prospect of the CMM fingerprint technology are discussed.