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Medicines from the Earth 2004, Tape #26
Title: Herbal Medicine Quality: Challenges and Solutions
Speaker: Roy Upton
Quality issues are discussed including herbal adulteration, microbial contamination, heavy metal accumulation and the use of poor quality material; toxic solvents and sterilization techniques. Guidance for identifying and avoiding these problems is presented, including techniques for macroscopic and microscopic identification, chemical and botanical characterization and assessing the integrity of vendors..
04ME26
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