Abstract

For time immemorial, Chinese herbal medicines (CHMs) have been widely used in China for disease treatment and promotion of general well-being. However, in recent years, many studies have shown that mycotoxins produced by fungi could contaminate CHMs due to unfavourable pre- or post-harvest conditions, raising major concern for consumer safety. At present, there is a significant focus on developing novel mycotoxin detection methods for analysing CHMs, and numerous studies have aimed to determine which kinds of raw herbal materials are most susceptible to mycotoxin contamination. In this review, we focus on recent advances in understanding and detection of mycotoxins in domestic raw herbal materials and related products from 2000 to 2018. Aspects of mycotoxin contamination of CHMs covered in this review include common mycotoxin contaminants in CHMs, maximum mycotoxin residue limits, analytical methods for mycotoxin detection and their applications and limitations, as well as a brief discussion of the trends in ongoing research.

Details

Title
Occurrence and analysis of mycotoxins in domestic Chinese herbal medicines
Author
Lu, Qin 1 ; Jia-Yi, Jiang 2 ; Zhang, Lei 3 ; Xiao-Wen Dou 3 ; Ouyang, Zhen 4 ; Li, Wan 5 ; Mei-Hua, Yang 3 

 Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China 
 Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China; School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China 
 Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Ministry of Education, Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 
 School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, China 
 Pharmacy College, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China 
Pages
126-146
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Jun 2020
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd.
ISSN
21501203
e-ISSN
21501211
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3092108334
Copyright
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