Chinese medicine specimens help identify counterfeiting

The deer heads, sea turtles, dog treasures, wild ginseng, etc. These precious medicinal herbs specimens can be watched for free at weekends by the public at the Food and Drug Administration.

On the morning of the 10th, the reporter went to the sample room of the Food and Drug Administration to see that the rows of medicine racks were filled with various medicine specimens, and a large specimen of a mule deer head and a turtle specimen were particularly prominent. “In 2004, we built this sample room for Chinese medicine. At the time, there were few species of specimens. After eight years of collection, the specimen room has collected specimens including traditional Chinese medicine decoction pieces, minerals, and animals, and a total of more than 1,000 varieties.” The staff introduced the reporter.

"As with the specimens of the elk turtle, many of the specimens in the specimen room are extremely precious." The reporter observed carefully that the specimen room contained various rare specimens such as agarwood, dog treasure, monkey date, horse treasure and wild ginseng. “In addition to precious specimens, we also have some counterfeit medicines here, which are mainly used to compare the authenticity and the authenticity.” The staff introduced that the specimens used the ginseng which was faked by commercial land, and the gastrodia counterfeit gastrodia, posing with sand. Blood dragons and fake Cordyceps sinensis made with noodles.

"Our herbarium is the most complete sample room for traditional Chinese medicine in Jimo City. If there are citizens or organizational units that want to visit and study, we can contact us in advance. We will arrange for them to visit on Saturdays and Sundays for free." According to the staff, the Food and Drug Administration can also arrange full-time pharmacists to explain the safety knowledge of diet drugs.