Comparative analysis on the quality standards of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia, Japanese Pharmacopoeia, Korean Pharmacopoeia and Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards

Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma is a common traditional Chinese medicine with huge demand. In this paper, quality standards of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, Japanese Pharmacopoeia, Korean Pharmacopoeia, European Pharmacopoeia and Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards were compared and analyzed. It aims to understand the similarities and differences of the quality standards of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma between Chinese Pharmacopoeia and other pharmacopoeias, and learn the advantages of them to provide the reference for improving the quality standard of Atractylodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma. Key words: Atractmlodis Macrocephalae Rhizoma; Chinese Pharmacopoeia; European Pharmacopoeia; Japanese Pharmacopoeia; Korean Pharmacopoeia; Hong Kong Chinese Materia Medica Standards; Quality standard