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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (19): 148-152.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2022-1009

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The Quality Evaluation of Foeniculi fructus from Different Production Origins

LIANG Huan1(), AN Yue2()   

  1. 1 China National Traditional Chinese Medicine Co., Ltd., Beijing 102600
    2 Beijing Qijing Chinese Crude Drugs Co., Ltd., Beijing 101100
  • Received:2022-12-06 Revised:2023-03-31 Online:2023-07-05 Published:2023-07-03

Abstract:

The purpose of this study was to comprehensively understand the quality of Foeniculi fructus from various production origins in China. 21 batches of samples were collected from seven major production origins, and the volatile oil, trans anisole, Hg, Cd, As, Cu, Pb and 9 kinds of organochlorine pesticide residues were evaluated in accordance with the People's Republic of China Pharmacopoeia. The study showed that the quality of F. fructus was good, the volatile oil and trans anisole indexes of F. fructus from all production origins were higher than the pharmacopoeia standard requirements. The content of Hg, Cd, As, Cu, Pb heavy metals were low and the residues of nine organochlorine pesticides were zero, which meant that all samples of F. fructus met the safety requirements. The content of volatile oil and trans anisole was the highest in Yumen of Gansu Province, while the content of cumin in Minqin, Haiyuan, Jingtai of Gansu Province, Shuozhou of Shanxi Province and Inner Mongolia was little different. The content of volatile oil of cumin in Minqin was higher than that in other producing areas, and the content of volatile oil in Jinta of Gansu Province was the lowest.

Key words: Foeniculi fructus, origin, volatile oil, trans anisole, heavy metals, pesticide residues, quality evaluation