Abstract
The standards of herbal medicines are prescribed differently in each countries. Hence, the difference of the standards should be confirmed for the standardization of herbal medicines. The descriptions of standard of ‘ginseng’ were compared among the Korean Pharmacopoeia (KP), the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP), Pharmacopoeia of the People’s Republic of China (CP), Taiwan Herbal Pharmacopeia (THP), Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards (HCS), and the Pharmacopoeia of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DP). There were different descriptions of standard of ginseng among pharmacopoeias: THP provided detailed description, HCS focused on the identification, ash, and extract content; KP and HCS dealt with the purity; CP which was more copious than the other informations described more strict in the loss on drying; CP and THP concentrated on the assay. The differences of standards among northeast-asian countries should be investigated thoroughly in terms of efficacy and safety. This study would be a helpful reference for the revision of the regulation on herbal medicine.
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