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Botanists warn Chinese medicine plants must be authenticated
(16 Apr 2017) LEADIN:
We could be risking our health, or spending money on ineffective medicines because hundreds of herbal remedies are not properly authenticated outside of China, according to botanists.
Scientists at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew say the massive boom in demand for traditional Chinese medicine is putting putting the sustainability of wild plants under pressure, prompting traders to use different species.
STORYLINE:
The vibrant red of this quince is known all over the world.
It's used Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) to treat a range of illnesses including arthritis, but not all quinces are the right species to produce the medicine.
Magnolia bark is also used in Chinese medicine, but active ingredients in all these plants vary even within species because in China plants are often specially cultivated for medicines.
Inside China all these plants are widely used and more easily authenticated, but scientists in the laboratories here at Kew are concerned that outside the country there aren't the skills to enable the accurate identification of plants.
Kew has been involved in collecting, identifying and preserving plants since the 1800s and it already has a department dedicated to the authentication of these plants used as medicines.
This is not as easy as you might imagine, especially as the plants are often dried and processed before they're exported.
In some cases DNA tests are required.
Now a team of botanists here have worked with Chinese colleagues to create a reference book which gives details of what the plants look like at all stages of the medicine trade and which species of a particular plant produces the active ingredients required.
It was compiled by Dr. Christine Leon who says: The names of these entities tend to be very variable, therefore it's very difficult to track exactly which species is being traded and because the quality control systems, which includes are they the correct species, these are very, very piecemeal particularly internationally. It's very difficult to know exactly which herbs are being traded.
According to Leon there has also been growth of Chinese medicine within some western health systems, not just as a complementary, or alternative service.
For doctors and nurses, being able to rely upon the veracity of the drugs they prescribe is paramount.
Leon says: This is one of the main reasons that we've actually been writing our book to try to highlight the particular Chinese medicines that are now becoming quite scarce in the wild and are either being replaced by cheap lookalikes, or something else that is perhaps is less effective.
There are currently six hundred plants which are commonly used in medicines, but there are many more which have yet to be studied and properly documented.
Even within China there are thousands of different species and as scientists and botanists improve their knowledge base, more species of plant are quantified, tested and put into the Chinese pharmacopeia. They then become more accessible internationally.
The problem arises because China cannot supply the quantity that the rest of the world is now looking for, so there are a growing number substitutes being used and adulterated ingredients entering the trade which can compromise clinical outcomes, or even cause adverse reactions.
According to Leon a perfect example of the problem is these fritillaria. They are among many plants being grown in the giant nursery at Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens.
Another concern of botanists like Leon is the sustainability of these plants.
Each year the trade from China alone is worth eight billion US dollars.
In Beijing Chinese medicine practitioners like Han Bin understand the need for the proper authentication of plants.
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Botanists warn Chinese medicine plants must be authenticated
(17 Apr 2017) LEADIN:
We could be risking our health, or spending money on ineffective medicines because hundreds of herbal remedies are not properly authenticated outside of China, according to botanists.
Scientists at the Royal Botanical Gardens Kew say the massive boom in demand for traditional Chinese medicine is putting putting the sustainability of wild plants under pressure, prompting traders to use different species.
STORYLINE:
The vibrant red of this quince is known all over the world.
It's used Chinese traditional medicine (TCM) to treat a range of illnesses including arthritis, but not all quinces are the right species to produce the medicine.
Magnolia bark is also used in Chinese medicine, but active ingredients in all these plants vary even within species because in China plants are often specially cultivated for medicines.
Inside China all these plants are widely used and more easily authenticated, but scientists in the laboratories here at Kew are concerned that outside the country there aren't the skills to enable the accurate identification of plants.
Kew has been involved in collecting, identifying and preserving plants since the 1800s and it already has a department dedicated to the authentication of these plants used as medicines.
This is not as easy as you might imagine, especially as the plants are often dried and processed before they're exported.
In some cases DNA tests are required.
Now a team of botanists here have worked with Chinese colleagues to create a reference book which gives details of what the plants look like at all stages of the medicine trade and which species of a particular plant produces the active ingredients required.
It was compiled by Dr. Christine Leon who says: The names of these entities tend to be very variable, therefore it's very difficult to track exactly which species is being traded and because the quality control systems, which includes are they the correct species, these are very, very piecemeal particularly internationally. It's very difficult to know exactly which herbs are being traded.
According to Leon there has also been growth of Chinese medicine within some western health systems, not just as a complementary, or alternative service.
For doctors and nurses, being able to rely upon the veracity of the drugs they prescribe is paramount.
Leon says: This is one of the main reasons that we've actually been writing our book to try to highlight the particular Chinese medicines that are now becoming quite scarce in the wild and are either being replaced by cheap lookalikes, or something else that is perhaps is less effective.
There are currently six hundred plants which are commonly used in medicines, but there are many more which have yet to be studied and properly documented.
Even within China there are thousands of different species and as scientists and botanists improve their knowledge base, more species of plant are quantified, tested and put into the Chinese pharmacopeia. They then become more accessible internationally.
The problem arises because China cannot supply the quantity that the rest of the world is now looking for, so there are a growing number substitutes being used and adulterated ingredients entering the trade which can compromise clinical outcomes, or even cause adverse reactions.
According to Leon a perfect example of the problem is these fritillaria. They are among many plants being grown in the giant nursery at Kew's Royal Botanic Gardens.
Another concern of botanists like Leon is the sustainability of these plants.
Each year the trade from China alone is worth eight billion US dollars.
In Beijing Chinese medicine practitioners like Han Bin understand the need for the proper authentication of plants.
You can license this story through AP Archive:
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NANNING, China — Middle Tennessee State University's partnership in China studying modern uses of ancient herbal remedies has yielded almost 40 results showing promise in the treatment of cancer, viral infections and other aliments. The report came as a 2013 MTSU delegation concluded its visit the Guangxi Botanical Garden of Medicinal Plants, named in 2011 as the world's largest medicinal herb garden by the Guinness Book of World Records. Read more:
Located in Nanning in southern China, the garden features more than 7,400 medicinal plants. University President Sidney A. McPhee and Miao Jianhua, vice president of the Guangxi Academic Science Institute and garden director, celebrated the partnership's progress with the christening of an MTSU-branded Joint Research Center on May 29, 2013, at the garden's new research laboratory and headquarters. I am committed to making sure we produce ground-breaking research that will help the people of China, help the people of America and, perhaps, the people of the world, McPhee said in remarks before the dedication. The Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research, based at MTSU, and the Guangxi garden are partners in an exclusive collaborative agreement that seeks to accelerate the development of Western medicines from plant extracts.
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