title: [Status and problem analysis of drying process and equipment for traditional Chinese medicinal materials and preparations].
abstract: Drying is the critical link during pharmaceutical process of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), which is directly related to the quality of drugs. The key to technology upgrading of pharmaceutical equipment in Chinese materia medica enterprise is the development of new drying techniques, which concerns the modernization of TCM. The study provides new ideas for the drying technology and equipment by means of reviewing the research status of drying process for the traditional Chinese medicinal materials and preparations, and analyzing the traditional and modern drying methods and equipment, as well as their existing problems and corresponding measures for the drying processes and equipment. In addition, this paper expounds the development trend of traditional Chinese medicinal materials and preparations of drying process and equipment.
authors.forename: Juan-juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhan
authors.forename: Zhen-feng
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Ya-qi
authors.initials: YQ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Si-qi
authors.initials: SQ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xue-cheng
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng-fei
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Yue
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal