title: [Application of bioassay in quality control of Chinese materia medica-taking Radix Isatidis as an example].
abstract: Bioassay, which construct the characteristics consistents with Chinese medical science, is the core mode and methods for the quality control of Chinese materia medica. Taking the bioassay of Radix Isatidis as an example, the contribution, status and application of bioassay in the quality control of Chinese materia medica were introduced in this article, and two key issue (the selection of reference and measurement methods) in the process of establishing bioassay were also explained. This article expects to provide a reference for the development and improvement of the bioassay of Chinese materia medica in a practical manipulation level.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Meteria Medica, 302 Hospital of PLA, Beijing 100039, China. yd277@126.com
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Yongshen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Jiaoyang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hanbing
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Xiaohe
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Xiao
mesh_terms: D031841:Aconitum; D008419:Materia Medica; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D008419:Materia Medica