Discussion of range and relevant issue of highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials / 中草药

ABSTRACT

The range of highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials was summarized according to the Appendix of Measures for the Management of Toxic Drugs and the records in Quality Standards of Chinese Medicinal Materials. As a result, there are 51 kinds of highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials in all. The significance of determining the list of highly toxic medicinal materials is as follows providing reference to the amendments of the appendix of Measures for the Management of Toxic Drugs, to the management of highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials and promoting the safety of drug usage in our hospitals, and to the research of new traditional Chinese medicine containing highly toxic Chinese medicinal materials.