A review of the application of near-infrared spectroscopy to rare traditional Chinese medicine

Lianghong Yin; Junmei Zhou; Dandan Chen; Tingting Han; Bingsong Zheng; Adnan Younis; Qingsong Shao

doi:10.1016/j.saa.2019.117208

A review of the application of near-infrared spectroscopy to rare traditional Chinese medicine

Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol Spectrosc. 2019 Oct 5:221:117208. doi: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117208. Epub 2019 May 28.

Authors

Lianghong Yin¹, Junmei Zhou¹, Dandan Chen¹, Tingting Han¹, Bingsong Zheng², Adnan Younis³, Qingsong Shao⁴

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
² State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
³ Institute of Horticultural Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China; Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China. Electronic address: sqszjfc@126.com.

PMID: 31170607
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2019.117208

Abstract

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) has become popular in the field of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) due to its many practical advantages, such as providing rapid, accurate, and simultaneous analysis. This review is intended to provide up-to-date information on qualitative and quantitative NIRS analysis in TCM, especially rare TCM. By performing a substantial survey of the literature from China and abroad, we also combine our own studies on some rare TCMs using NIRS to review the application of NIRS in this field. Basic analytical methods and specific examples of NIRS demonstrates NIRS's ability in authenticity identification, species identification, geographic origin analysis, quantitative analysis, adulteration detection, rapid detection, and on-line monitoring of TCM, and illustrates the feasibility and effectiveness of NIRS applied in the quality control (QC) of TCM. Some disadvantages and prospects of NIRS are also discussed here in detail.

Keywords: Chemometric; Near-infrared spectroscopy; Quality control; Rare traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Drug Contamination
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / analysis*
Drugs, Chinese Herbal / chemistry*
Medicine, Chinese Traditional / standards
Quality Control
Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared / methods*

Substances

Drugs, Chinese Herbal