应用中药材开发微量元素保健品

介绍了用中药村开发几种微量元素保健品，有补锌，有助小儿生长，补硒抗癌，补铁钴养血，补铬治糖尿病和补锌铅的肝病滋补保健品。     

紫外分光光度法测定中草药中铁的含量

对白芍、党参、白术、茵陈、天冬、枸杞子、当归、菟丝子、金银花、桔梗中微量元素铁的含量进行了测定,为进一步研究其药理作用提供基础。中草药消化后配制成溶液,用邻二氮菲作显色剂,使用UV-1200型紫外分光光度计在510 nm处测定各样品的吸光度(A),求出样品中微量元素铁的含量。结果显示,当归和金银花中铁的含量较丰富,分别为(135.367 8±0.111 1)μg/g和(125.936 4±0.159 9)μg/g;桔梗含铁量最少,为(3.510 9±0.159 9)μg/g,10种中草药中铁含量有显著性差异(P<0.05)。结果为使用中草药治疗系统疾病提供了可靠数据,10种中草药在用量范围内Fe含量适合人体每天正常摄入量。     

Evaluation of free hydroxyl radical scavenging activities of some Chinese herbs by capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection

Due to the severe damage caused by free hydroxyl radicals (OH·) to cells and tissues, there is much interest in finding and studying effective and non-toxic OH· scavengers, including traditional Chinese herbs. In this paper, the simple and highly-sensitive technique of capillary zone electrophoresis with amperometric detection (CZE-AD) was used to study the OH· scavenging activities of aqueous extracts from some traditional Chinese herbs. Salicylic acid (SAL) was used as an OH· trap, and the content of OH· could be determined by assaying their products, 2,3-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,3-DHBA) and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (2,5-DHBA). The optimum conditions for CZE-AD for the determination of 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA were explored. The linearity ranges of 2,3-DHBA and 2,5-DHBA were 1.0 ×10^–7~1.0 ×10^–4 mol L^–1, and their detection limits were as low as 2×10^–8 mol L^–1, which were much better than the CE-UV method often used. The traditional Chinese herbs studied included Radix angelicae sinensis, Rhizoma coptidis, Ligustrum lucidum, Ligusticum wallichii, Radices glycyrrhizae and Semen plantaginis. The experiments showed that the aqueous extracts from all of the above traditional Chinese herds had free OH· scavenging activities, although to different degrees.     

Comparative identification of irradiated herbs by the methods of electron paramagnetic resonance and thermoluminescence

Non irradiated and γ-irradiated dry herbs savoury (Savoury), wild thyme (Thymus serpollorium) and marjoram (Origanum) with absorbed dose of 8 kGy have been investigated by the methods of elecrtron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and thermoluminescence (TL). Non-irradiated herbs exhibit only one weak siglet EPR signal whereas in irradiated samples its intensity increase and in addition two satelite lines are recorded. This triplet EPR spectrum is attributed to cellulose free radical generated by irradiation. It has been found that upon keeping the samples under the normal stock conditions the life-time of the cellulose free radical in the examined samples is ∼60–80 days. Thus the conclusion has been made that the presence of the EPR signal of cellulose free radical is unambiguous indication that the sample under study has been irradiated but its absence can not be considered as the opposite evidence. In the case when EPR signal was absent the method of TL has been used to give the final decision about the previous radiation treatment of the sample.     

Solvent-free microwave extraction of essential oil from aromatic herbs: comparison with conventional hydro-distillation

Solvent-free microwave extraction (SFME) is a combination of microwave heating and dry distillation, performed at atmospheric pressure without added any solvent or water. Isolation and concentration of volatile compounds are performed by a single stage. SFME has been compared with a conventional technique, hydro-distillation (HD), for the extraction of essential oil from three aromatic herbs: basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), garden mint (Mentha crispa L.), and thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). The essential oils extracted by SFME for 30min were quantitatively (yield) and qualitatively (aromatic profile) similar to those obtained by conventional hydro-distillation for 4.5 h. The SFME method yields an essential oil with higher amounts of more valuable oxygenated compounds, and allows substantial savings of costs, in terms of time, energy and plant material. SFME is a green technology and appears as a good alternative for the extraction of essential oils from aromatic plants.     

Qualitative evaluation of aromatic herbs by direct headspace GC analysis. Applications of the method and comparison with the traditional analysis of essential oils

GC headspace analyses of various aromatizing herbs have been compared with those relating to the essential oils, obtained by steam distillation, of the same plants. In this way it was possible to establish the most significant differences between the composition of a herb flavor and that of its essential oil. In particular, we observed some very volatile compounds in the headspace samples which were absent from the essential oil; these components may make an important contribution to the herb flavor. The identification of these substances is still in progress.     

Mycotoxins in spices and culinary herbs from Italy and Tunisia

Abstract

Spices and aromatic herbs can be contaminated with mycotoxins, since of their preharvest, postharvest, and storage conditions. In this study, 112 samples of different spices and aromatic herbs were evaluated for their mycotoxins content by HPLC-MS/MS in order to highlight their possible risk linked with human use. The results showed that mycotoxins were occasionally detected only in samples of coriander, laurel, mint, rosemary, and verbena. In both geographical origins a different contamination was detected. Among the investigated mycotoxins, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2, T2 and HT2 were detected, whereas none of the samples contained AFB1 and FB1. The co-occurrence of two toxins were observed for some samples of rosemary and verbena. This study indicates that it is essential minimize the toxins in agriculture, industry, and food-product manufacturing for the consumer health protection.     

中药微量元素含量区间尺最佳分级问题的探讨

在深入研究中药微量元素含量区间尺的基础上，从统计学角度对区间尺的最佳分级问题作了详细探讨，提出用5级区间尺来衡量中药中不同元素含量间相对高低水平，理论上更合理。     

寒热中药微量元素的比较与分析

对28种温热中药及28种寒凉中药所测定的12种微量及常量元素进行了比较分析，发现温热药中Mn、Cu、Na、K含量显著高于寒凉药，而寒凉药中的Ca含量显著高于温热药，结果提示微量元素及常量元素含量的差异是中药寒凉温热性质的物质基础之一。     

苯甲酸-Fenton体系荧光法测定中草药抗氧化活性

利用Feton体系产生羟自由基,能与苯甲酸反应生成具有强荧光的产物,加入抗氧化剂可有效清除羟自由基,导致体系荧光强度降低.据此建立了筛选抗氧化剂的荧光新体系.应用所建立的方法测定了葛根、吴茱萸和黄连三种常见中草药的抗氧化活性.结果表明,当中草药的浓度为0.4 mg(dry weight)/mL时,葛根、吴茱萸、黄连对羟...