Research progress in new technologies for extraction and separation of Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Extraction and separation technologies appeared in recent years are particularly reviewed in the principles, features, latest research and application results, and existing problems as well. These new techniques include ultrahigh pressure extraction (UPE), ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), microwave-assisted extraction (MAE), pressurized solvent extraction (PSE), smashing tissue extraction (STE), heating-free extraction (HFE), high-speed countercurrent chromatography (HSCCC), and molecular imprinting technique (MIT). Further research topics and application prospects of these extraction and separation technologies are also suggested, so as to provide the reference for the research and production of modern Chinese materia medica.