Chinese herbal medicine limited international standard release of heavy metals

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Release date: August 28, 2015

Report from our correspondent (reporter zhang), hosted by China resources of traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences center "heavy metal limited - Chinese herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine" formulated by the international standard, this is the "traditional Chinese medicine - ginseng seeds seedlings, the first part: ginseng", the international organization for standardization (ISO) issued the second Chinese medicine related to international standards, and international standardization technical committee (ISO/TC249) of traditional Chinese medicine so far published the third international standard of Chinese medicine, traditional medicine for the world's first plant class international standards of heavy metals.

In recent years, Chinese herbal medicine on the market you have reported heavy metal exceeds bid, heavy metal exceeds bid events become a hot topic in international medical market, the resulting security is greatly questioned traditional Chinese medicinal materials, also of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) industry caused great economic losses. Internationally, though a few countries the heavy metal content of Chinese medicinal materials limited, but there is no unanimously accepted international standards for heavy metal content in traditional Chinese medicinal materials ceiling specification, caused the heavy metal content of controversy in the field of traditional Chinese medicine.

To solve this problem, break the traditional Chinese medicinal materials in this field technical barriers in international trade, China resources of traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences center huang lq team found and put forward the small dose of heavy metals to stimulate the accumulation of traditional Chinese medicine active ingredients of hormesis effects theory, they found that at present the world with crops and food related standard eligibility criteria as traditional Chinese medicine major defects and misleading. On this basis, the traditional Chinese medicine resource center, the project director guo lp researcher and his team set up based on artificial gastric intestinal juice further dissolution of traditional Chinese medicine method of hazard risk assessment of heavy metals, according to the environmental protection and the WHO provide safe limits of heavy metals, considering taking cycle, frequency, doses, decocting method, the solution degree, on the basis of the first target coefficient is used to establish scientific and practical Chinese heavy metal ISO national standards.

The standard is the ISO of traditional medicinal plants of the first heavy metal standards, applicable to Chinese herbal medicine for inspection and arbitration of international trade. Hazard risk assessment method of heavy metals not only does it give Chinese herbal medicine, also provide a reference for heavy metal content of Chinese medicinal materials ceiling, applies to both as food supplements, functional food or natural medicine for the international trade of mineral medicinal herbs and slices. Issued the standard, make the traditional Chinese medicinal materials of copper, lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury which respectively by 21.0%, 12.0%, 9.7%, 28.5%, 6.9% to 1.476%, 3.967%, 4.819%, 1.872%, 4.819%, only in 2014, for example: traditional Chinese medicine in China import and export trade volume of 1.142 billion, the new standard effect will make the trade of Chinese herbal medicine as a result of heavy metal exceeds bid to return or destroy the average 12.98% reduction, reducing loss of about $150 million; The international plant total trade volume of about $30 billion, this standard can reduce the loss of about $3.9 billion in international trade. The heavy metals - Chinese herbal medicine of traditional Chinese medicine limited the popularization and application of the international standard, not only to eliminate the heavy metals in Chinese traditional medicine international trade technical barriers, the huge losses for Chinese traditional medicine international trade to more can change people's understanding and the understanding to Chinese traditional medicine heavy metal exceeds bid, is of great significance in maintaining the reputation of Chinese medicine.

At present Chinese medicine international standard development case, zhang bl academician of the Chinese traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences, said the current international standards of traditional Chinese medicine is in its infancy, in the future the development of international standards for traditional Chinese medicine, to gradually realize the "three steps plan" : first, should choose to share common interests, easy to reach a consensus, can promote the development of business and industry to declare international standards; Second, seeks to promote sustainable development of the industry, break the technical barriers to declare project; Finally, in order to implement the service area, all the way to promote Chinese medicine international trade in services, promoting industry and the development of the career of Chinese medicine in China.

At present, under the leadership of the state administration of traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese resource center has undertaken the five traditional Chinese medicine of traditional Chinese medicine academy of sciences, the development of international standards in terms of work, including "ginseng seed seedlings international standards" and "Chinese traditional medicine international standard of heavy metals as a demonstration standard and effective attempt to break the barriers to international trade, all have been promulgated, Chinese herbal medicine product specifications and grades of international standards and other three international standard project has been in the ISO/TC249 sixth plenary meeting puts forward, and won wide support, is about to enter stage project vote. The future in the development of the traditional Chinese medicine standard work, hoping to set more people of Chinese medicine, boosting more big platform on the international standard of Chinese medicine, traditional Chinese medicine to promote further towards the world.