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Quality control of Cordyceps sinensis, a valued traditional Chinese medicine
- Source :
- Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis. 41:1571-1584
- Publication Year :
- 2006
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2006.
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Abstract
- Cordyceps sinensis, a well-known and valued traditional Chinese medicine, is also called DongChongXiaCao (winter worm summer grass) in Chinese. It is commonly used to replenish the kidney and soothe the lung for the treatment of fatigue, night sweating, hyposexualities, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, asthemia after severe illness, respiratory disease, renal dysfunction and renal failure, arrhythmias and other heart disease, and liver disease. As the rarity and upstanding curative effects of natural Cordyceps, several mycelial strains have been isolated from natural Cordyceps and manufactured in large quantities by fermentation technology, and they are commonly sold as health food products in Asia. In addition, some substitutes such as Cordyceps militaris also have been used and adulterants also confused the market. Therefore, quality control of C. sinensis and its products is very important to ensure their safety and efficacy. Herein, markers and analytical methods for quality control of Cordyceps were reviewed and discussed.
- Subjects :
- Quality Control
Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
Chromatography, Gas
Clinical Biochemistry
Thin layer
Pharmaceutical Science
Traditional Chinese medicine
Analytical Chemistry
Polysaccharides
Ergosterol
Drug Discovery
Cordyceps militaris
Night Sweating
Mannitol
Health food
Amino Acids
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Summer grass
Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
Spectroscopy
Folk medicine
Cordyceps
biology
Traditional medicine
Chemistry
Electrophoresis, Capillary
biology.organism_classification
Culture Media
Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
Chromatography, Thin Layer
Peptides
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 07317085
- Volume :
- 41
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ffdd42136ee4ab1200723df2149741ca