[The hygienic examination and quality research of Chinese crude drug scorpion].
We selected the method of hygienic test to determinate the infection of colibacilli, salmonelli, mixed bacteria, mould fungus and yeasts on Chinese crude drug scorpion from 29 commerical samples in different storaged period, habitats and commerical standard. The results showed there were not colibacilli and salmonelli in all 29 samples, but infectious mixed bacteria rate is 100%, which is 2.1 times more than salty scorpion in 29 tested samples, and the infectious fungi rate is 72.4%. The fungi of salty scorpion is 15% more than fresh scorpion. The quantity of infected yeasts on salty scorpion is much more than scorpion. There are 4 species of fungi such as Alternaria neesex Wallroth, Aspergillus fumigatus Fresenius, Nocarcia sp. and Tricophyton violaceum Sabouraud. Because of infectious pathogenic bacteria rate is so high, we suggest to increase the item of hygienic test to control the quality of crude drug scorpion and strengthen the administration of commerical drugs, so as to reduce the contaminative condition.
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Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029.
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D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002681:China; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004340:Drug Contamination; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006920:Hygiene; D008419:Materia Medica; D011786:Quality Control; D012605:Scorpions / Q000382:microbiology*
D008419:Materia Medica