Pharmacological activity-based quality control of Chinese herbs / Shao-ping Li and Yi-Tao Wang, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Li, Shao-ping.

Wang, Yi-Tao.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Chinese.

Materia medica, Vegetable--Quality control.

Materia medica, Vegetable.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (478 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural products are the most successful source of drugs. Of the 877 small-molecule new chemical entities introduced between 1981 and 2002, roughly half were natural products, semi-synthetic natural product analogues or natural mimics. Chinese herbs (traditional Chinese medicines, TCMs) have been used for prevention and treatment of diseases for thousands years. It has been attracting intensive attention in the trends of back to nature. As herbal medicines, the conditions of growth, harvest time, process and storage etc. will undoubtedly affect the presence and concentration of the bioactive constituents, thus affecting their quality and efficacy. Up to date, there are few books focus on the relationship, which is the bridge between TCM and modern medical science, of traditional clinic uses, pharmacological activities and quality control of Chinese herbs. Unfortunately, bioactive compounds in Chinese herbs are usually not or only partially known. Actually, the active compounds considered in Chinese herbs may be different according to their clinical indication. In addition, it is considered that the curative effect of Chinese herbs is an integrative result of a number of bioactive compounds. Therefore, how to control the quality is a big problem. We would like to discuss the quality control based on their traditional clinical uses and pharmacological activities in this book, which is the fundamental step towards developing and modernizing such products into evidence based medicines. It will also help the peoples to understand TCMs in modern scientific angles. This book is designed primarily as a textbook for or adjunct to course in herbal remedies, food safety or quality control of herbs. It is also a professional reference whom is in the area of drug discovery, pharmaceutical analysis and food chemistry.

Contents:

Strategies for quality control of Chinese medicine / Shao-ping Li

Cell materials biospecific extraction for hypothesis of active components in Chinese medicines / Jing Wang ... [et al.]

Recent development on sample preparation for quality control of Chinese herbs / Hua Yu ... [et al.]

Recent development on analytical techniques for quality control of Chinese herbs / Jia Guan, Xiao-jia Chen, Shao-ping Li

Applications of capillary electrophoresis C mass spectrometry approach in herbal medicine analyses / Liya Ge, Jean Wan Hong Yong, Swee Ngin Tan

Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps sinensis) / Shao-ping Li, Feng-qing Yang

Rengongchongacao (cultured Cordyceps sinensis) / Kun Feng, Feng-qing Yang, Shao-ping Li

Sanqi (Panax notoginseng) / Jian-bo Wan, Yi-tao Wang, Shao-ping Li

Beimu (Fritillaria spp.) / Hui-Jun Li, Ping Li, Yan Jiang

Yinyanghuo (Epimedium spp.) / Xiao-jia Chen, Yi-tao Wang, Shao-ping Li

Huangqi (Astragalus spp.) / Jun Li ... [et al.]

Lingzhi (Ganoderma spp.) / Jian-li Gao, Ying-bo Li, Shao-ping Li

Chuanxiong (Ligusticum chuanxiong) / Sunny Sun-kin Chan, Ru Yan, Ge Lin

Ezhu and yujin (Curcuma spp.) / Feng-qing Yang, Shao-ping Li

Guanghuoxiang (Pogostemon cablin) / Ying Zhang ... [et al.]

Wuweizi (Schisandra chinensis) / Yan Lu, Jian-ping Gao, Dao-feng Chen

Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) / Peng Li, Yi-tao Wang, Shao-ping Li

Jinyinhua (Lonicera japonica) / Jun Chen, Ping Li

Juhua (Chrysanthemum morifolium) / Jin-ao Duan, Yuping Tang, Dawei Qian

Chishao (Paeonia spp.) / Quan-hong Zhu

Chuipencao (Sedum sarmentosum) / Li-fang Liu ... [et al.]

Danggui (Angelica sinensis) / Sin-cheng Lao, Simon Ming-yuen Lee.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-62417-680-1

OCLC:

839304822