[Analysis of tendency of false and inferior species from Chinese medicinal materials markets].
OBJECTIVE
To offer information on the supervision by analysing the change of origin of false and inferior species from Chinese medicinal materials (CMM) markets.


METHODS
750 cases false and inferior species from Hubei province were compared classifiedly.


RESULTS
In recent ten years, distributive characteristics of false and inferior species from CMM markets is as follows. First, false and inferior species from prepared medicinal herb increase, so do with man-made adulteration and poisonous species. Second, false and inferior species increase in rural area, country fairs, individual clinics and medicine booths. Last, extracted products are sold and used as certified products.


CONCLUSIONS
CMM country fairs, outlying rural area, individual clinics and private medicine booths are the center of further supervision hereafter.
Chen
J
J
Shiyan City Taihe Hospital, Hubei Province, 442000.
Wang
Q
Q
Cheng
C
C
Liu
Z
Z
Zhan
Y
Y
Chen
K
K
D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000191:economics; D011786:Quality Control; D012424:Rural Population
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal