GUO Lanping, ZHOU Li, WANG Sheng, KANG Chuanzhi, HAO Qingxiu, YANG Wanzhen, ZHOU Liangyun, LI Zhenhao, MA Zhonghua, HUANG Luqi
Through collection and analysis of relevant literature,the contents of heavy metals lead,arsenic,cadmium and mercury in Chinese herbal medicine are statistically analyzed under the ISO international standard of “Chinese medicine-Chinese herbal medicine heavy metal”.It is shown that the four kinds of heavy metals have excess rates of 3.46%,4.03%,2.91% and 1.41%,respectively,being the highest excessive ones in animal species.In addition,flowers,leaves,and whole grass have relatively higher contents of heavy metals,and they are followed by root and rhizome,stems and trees,while fruit and seed classes have the minimum exceeding rates for heavy metals.At present,the limits of heavy metals in various countries and regions are mainly based on plant medicinal materials,and there is no unique limit to heavy metals in animal medicines.Therefore,it is necessary to speed up the research and standard development of heavy metals in animal medicines.