title: [Study on the superfine comminution of traditional Chinese medicine].
abstract: This paper has introduced the terms, concept and characteristics of superfine comminution of traditional Chinese medicine. The progress in the study on the superfine comminution of the single drug and compound prescription was analyzed, and work principles of equipment in common use for superfine comminution were outlined. The future application of superfine comminution technique in traditional Chinese medicine was forecast and the problems that should be solved during the future research work were also pointed out in the paper.
authors.affiliation: School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China. shuzhaohui1@sina.com
authors.forename: Zhao-hui
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: Gen-fan
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Meng-hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Yi-fei
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Hu
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D036103:Nanotechnology; D010316:Particle Size; D011208:Powders; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D011208:Powders