Cultivation and breeding of Chinese medicinal plants in Germany.
Planta Med
; 76(17): 1956-62, 2010 Dec.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21077027
ABSTRACT
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is increasingly used in Germany and Europe. Due to the need for herbal drugs of consistent quality and reliable supply, methods for commercial field cultivation and post-harvest processing under south German conditions have been developed for selected plant species used in CHM since 1999. The project used an interdisciplinary approach covering all aspects from seed sourcing to medicinal application. This paper describes the outcome of the agricultural seed and field experiments, breeding program, botanical and chemical characterization of the experimental material, comparison of experimental and imported herbal material with respect to their pharmaceutical quality, transfer of production methods and plant material to specialized farmers, medicinal application and, finally, information for users along the chain of distribution about the benefits of the locally produced herbal material.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Plantas Medicinais
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Cruzamento
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Agricultura
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article