Purity control of some Chinese crude herbal drugs marketed in Italy

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3043-3047

  Mazzanti, G ^a   Battinelli, L ^a   Daniele, C ^a   Costantini, S ^b   Ciaralli, L ^b   Evandri, M G ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c ITALIAN MEDICINES AGENCY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chinese crude herbal drugs; Heavy metals; Microbial contamination; Purity; Total ash

Indexed keywords

BUPLEURUM ROOT; HEAVY METAL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PAEONIA RADIX;

ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG PURITY; GINSENG; ITALY; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIX ASTRAGALI; REHMANNIA ROOT; RHIZOMA COPTIDIS;

BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FUNGI; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ITALY; METALS, HEAVY; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 50249172769     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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