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. 2016 Jul 19;3(3):18. doi: 10.3390/medicines3030018

Table 8.

Quality specifications for TCM herbs for safe use of consumers.

  • Herbal TCM product declaration of the manufacturer with address, phone and fax number, e-mail address

  • Expiration date of the herbal drug and herbal supplement

  • Batch number

  • Detailed recommendation for indication and contraindication

  • Advice for daily dose and maximum use duration

  • Correct labelling of all ingredients

  • Definition of plant family, subfamily, species, subspecies, and variety

  • Definition of plant part

  • Definition of used solvents and solubilizers

  • Exclusion of impurities, adulterants, and misidentifications

  • Minimum or lack of batch to batch variability

  • Minimum or lack of product to product variability

  • Current Good Agricultural Practices (cGAPs)

  • Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs)

  • Regulatory surveillance

Details are adapted from previous reports [50,60].