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Research development of harmful substances and its harm of traditional Chinese medicine after sulfur fumigation
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EngineeringChemical PollutantSulfur SpeciesDesulfurizationChemical ContaminantChemical EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryChemical SafetyTraditional Chinese MedicineBioremediationToxicologyAnalytical ChemistryToxicological AspectHarmful SubstancesChemical HazardChemical PollutionPharmacologyEnvironmental EngineeringSulfur FumigationSulfur Fumigation MethodsEnvironmental ToxicologyMedicine
Sulfur fumigation, which is traditional method for preservation, pest control, insecticide and sterilization, has long been widely used in processing and storage and played a positive role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). As some businesses sided pursuit of profit, abused and repeated use of sulfur fumigation, have resulted in a large number of harmful residues, such as sulf dioxide (SO2) and harmful heavy metals, which brings a significant impact and danger on human health. This article summarizes the sulfur species and the sulfur fumigation methods and analyzes the harmful substances in TCM after sulfur fumigation, to provide a reference of the choice of species for the sulfur, the optimization of sulfur fumigation process and the standardized processing of TCM after sulfur fumigation.