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- Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is gaining popularity in Germany and Europe, leading to the development of methods for consistent field cultivation and post-harvest processing since 1999.
- The project focused on various aspects such as seed sourcing, agricultural experiments, breeding programs, and the botanical and chemical analysis of both local and imported herbal materials.
- It aimed to transfer production techniques to specialized farmers and provide information about the advantages of locally sourced herbal products to users along the distribution chain.
Article Abstract
Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) is increasingly used in Germany and Europe. Due to the need for herbal drugs of consistent quality and reliable supply, methods for commercial field cultivation and post-harvest processing under south German conditions have been developed for selected plant species used in CHM since 1999. The project used an interdisciplinary approach covering all aspects from seed sourcing to medicinal application. This paper describes the outcome of the agricultural seed and field experiments, breeding program, botanical and chemical characterization of the experimental material, comparison of experimental and imported herbal material with respect to their pharmaceutical quality, transfer of production methods and plant material to specialized farmers, medicinal application and, finally, information for users along the chain of distribution about the benefits of the locally produced herbal material.
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