Research and implementation of good agricultural practice for traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Jilin Province, China

摘要

Jilin Province is one of the principal production bases of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in China with its typical preponderance in TCM resources, research and development power, and industrialization capacity. The province has 2,790 species of TCM materials in total. Over 20% of the TCM materials in common use are from Jilin Province. The province has established 36 good agricultural practice bases for 22 typical TCMs. The overall situation, in terms of collection, processing, and preparation, and the implementation of good agricultural practice of TCM materials in Jilin Province are summarized. Keywords: good agricultural practice bases, Jilin province, medicinal materials, quality control, traditional Chinese medicine.