文章预览
Bioavailability in the quality control of Traditional Chinese Medicines and strategies to improve human health Traditional Chinese medicines (including herbal, animal and mineral medicines) and related preparations have made a great contribution to human health for a long history. On one hand, owing to active substances, TCM have demonstrated excellent curative effects and are used extensively on a global scale. On the other hand, one of the main risks with the use of TCM is the presence of exogenous and endogenous toxic substances in TCM. The consumption of TCM polluted by toxic substances through the food chain creates risks for the humans. The effectiveness of TCM is exactly related to the bioavailability for both active and toxic substance in TCM. The goal of this special issue is focus on absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) as well as Bioavailability of both active and toxic substances in TCM, and achieving efficient screening of therapeutic basis and clinica
………………………………