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Chem. J. Chinese Universities ›› 2000, Vol. 21 ›› Issue (S1): 25.

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Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP/MS) Based Methodology for Metal Speciation Analysis in Chinese Herbal Medicine

WANG Xiao-Ru, HU Guang-Lin, CHEN Bin, CHEN Den-Yun, ZHUANG Zhi-Xia Frank S. C. LEE, LEUNG Hei-Wun, YEUNG Hin-Wing, C. W. MCLEED   

  1. Joint Research Lab on Chinese Medicine between Xiamen University, Key Lab of Education Ministry of China on Analytical Sciences and Hong Kong Baptist University, Institute of Advanced Chinese Medicine Centre for Analytical Science, the University of Sheffield, HK
  • Online:2000-12-31 Published:2000-12-31
  • Contact: WANG Xiao-Ru
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    The research was supported by both key project of National Natural Science Foundation of China, and the key project of modernization of Chinese medicine, ministry of Science and Technology of China.

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Abstract:

One of the major problems in marketing Chinese Medicinal (CM) material product is the issue of product safety. Alarm has been heightened internationally in recent years to control the contents of metals such as Cd, Pb, Hg and As and toxic contaminants such as residue pesticides in CM product. Cases of severe and fatal poisoning have occurred after the consultation of contaminated CM products, or adulterated ones containing toxic substitutions. Such incidences have severely damaged the overall image of CM products. It therefore comes as no surprise that in the recommendations put forward recently in China, the control of metals and toxic contaminants in CM products is a top priority item requiring proper action.

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