Advances in studies on drug adminstration and quality control of poisonous Chinese materia medica / 中草药

ABSTRACT

The poisonous Chinese materia medica (CMM) has been used since the ancient period as an important part of the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). However, the drug administration and quality control of poisonous CMM are the key issues which could affect drugs safety and play a crucial role with the modernization of TCM. This paper has reviewed the origins of drugs, using, processing methods, and quality control of poisonous CMM. The practical application in researching of poisonous CMM has also been analyzed, as well as its management problems. The restraints on the poisonous CMM development as well as the medicine quality control and management issues have been expounded, in order to provide the improvements of applying the poisonous CMM.