RESEARCH REGARDING THE PROCESS OF MEDICINAL HERBS DRYING TECHNOLOGY.

This paper aims at studying the technological process of dehydration of medicinal and aromatic crop plants and spontaneous flora, in order to determine the most suitable drying process and the technical-functional equipment. The artificial dehydration of food products medicinal and aromatic plants, although it is characterized by relatively high costs, is widely used because dried products have the weight and volume reduced and may be retain and use for a long time after harvest, maintaining food quality or the therapeutic quality (in the case of medicinal plants). At the same time can ensure the rigorous control of technological operations, so the final product complies with current food safety regulations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]