[Study on the micro-identification of insect material medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To seek microstructure characters and method of insect material medicines.


METHODS
Insect material medicines and Chinese patent medicines containing these medicines were observed and compared with OLYMPUS.


RESULTS
The texture of integumentary cells, the shape and size of hair socket and bristle were important characters for species identification.


CONCLUSIONS
This method can effectively identify 8 insect medicines, which provides some data and foundation for Chinese patent medicines' identification containing insects medicines and making quality standard for new drugs.
Liu
Bao-ling
BL
National Institute for the Control of Pharmaceutical and Biological Products, Beijing 100050, China.
Yanqi
Yuer
Y
Fengjian
Wu
W
Shansen
Qianzhang
Q
D000818:Animals; D012831:Bombyx / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007313:Insecta / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008419:Materia Medica; D011786:Quality Control; D012605:Scorpions / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000648:ultrastructure
D008419:Materia Medica