Studies on Granulated Model and Traditional Preparaed Herbal Medicine in Small Pieces Ready for Decoction in Quality

OBJECTIVE To study the difference in quality between granulated model and traditional prepared herbal medicine in small pieces METHOD Chose Astragalus,Crataegus and Armeniaca amara to compare,respectively, the quantities of the main components in granulated model with those in traditional prepared way RESULT The quantities of the main components in Astragalus manufactured through two different ways were quite close to each other As for Crataegus and Armeniaca amara, the quantities of the main components in granulated model were a bit less than those prepared in traditional way CONCLUSION The quality of some herbal medicine in granulated model is a little lower than those prepared in a traditional way.