Development of Chinese herbal extracts

For thousands of years, the traditional Chinese medicine is mainly used as a compound directly with the original medicinal materials or decoction pieces, and the patient prepares the decoction himself, and this method is still widely used. The disadvantages of this traditional method of administration are obvious, such as inconvenient administration, unstable efficacy, and uncontrollable quality. Plant extract is a New Product form in the international natural medicine and health care products market, and is the carrier of modern botanical medicine advanced technology. These products are produced in accordance with the requirements of the Chinese Medicine Production Quality Management (GAP) and the Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), and adopt advanced technology and quality testing techniques, such as macroporous resin separation technology in China. It is widely used in the production of extracts, but it is rarely used in the production of proprietary Chinese medicines. High-pressure liquid chromatography HPLC, HPTLC, gas chromatography (GC), gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS), high-pressure liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) and other analytical instruments and techniques are used in traditional Chinese medicine extracts, it It reflects the technological progress of the Chinese medicine industry and reflects the requirements of modernization of traditional Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine extracts at home and abroad

At present, China's traditional Chinese medicine extract industry has formed a certain scale, more than 200 professional production enterprises, many Chinese patent medicines, fine chemicals and other production enterprises also produce extracts. There are 200-300 operating companies, and the scale of operation is generally small, with a maximum of no more than 10 million US dollars.

In foreign countries, extracts are an important link and method of botanical applications. In February 1993, at the 41st World Symposium on Medicinal Plant Research held at the Heine University in Dusseldorf, Germany, 10 were devoted to the study of plant extracts and component activities. In the late 1970s, Japan used extracts made from traditional Chinese medicines, and Singapore and other places have also been developed and widely used. 25% of prescriptions in Europe and the United States contain at least one extract or compound from higher plants. In the United States, plant extracts account for more than 95% of the herbal market, and raw medicinal materials and other products account for less than 5%. In Germany, extracts are the main form of herbal products accounting for 10% of the national pharmaceutical market, accounting for nearly 30% of the national OTC market, and its herbal products are considered drugs rather than food supplements, and covered by medical insurance. It can be seen that botanical extracts have a good application base and a wide market in foreign countries. The main varieties of Chinese herbal extracts exported from China are: Ginkgo biloba, St. chinensis, Acanthopanax senticosus, Angelica, Ginseng and other extracts.

Chinese medicine extract veterinary field

At present, the use of western medicine in the field of veterinary drugs is increasingly restricted, and the antibacterial and antiviral effects of traditional Chinese medicine extracts are strong, and have no tolerance and side effects, and are increasingly highly valued in the field of veterinary medicine production.