Research and implementation of good agricultural practice for traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Jilin Province, China

Changtian Li; Zhengfei Yan; Lianxue Zhang; Yu Li

doi:10.1016/j.jgr.2014.05.007

Research and implementation of good agricultural practice for traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Jilin Province, China

J Ginseng Res. 2014 Oct 15;38(4):227-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jgr.2014.05.007. Epub 2014 May 27.

Authors

Changtian Li¹, Zhengfei Yan², Lianxue Zhang², Yu Li³

Affiliations

¹ College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China ; Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
² College of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.
³ Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China.

Abstract

Jilin Province is one of the principal production bases of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China with its typical preponderance in TCM resources, research and development power, and industrialization capacity. The province has 2,790 species of TCM materials in total. Over 20% of the TCM materials in common use are from Jilin Province. The province has established 36 good agricultural practice bases for 22 typical TCMs. The overall situation, in terms of collection, processing, and preparation, and the implementation of good agricultural practice of TCM materials in Jilin Province are summarized.

Keywords: Jilin province; good agricultural practice bases; medicinal materials; quality control; traditional Chinese medicine.

Publication types

Review