Research status of recycling medicinal plant waste / 中草药

ABSTRACT

The yield of process and use of the surplus of non medicinal parts and residues in Chinese materia medica is huge while its pharmaceutical value is not more than the medicinal parts that was abandoned. This article stated on the different types of medicinal plants and the use of the chemical composition in the waste, in order to provide some reference for the study of medicinal plant waste and to make contribution to the comprehensive utilization of the waste materials.