ISO 23193:2020 伝統的な漢方薬— LyciumbarbarumとLyciumchinenseフルーツ | ページ 2

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 249, Traditional Chinese medicine.

Introduction

Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit, commonly called Lycium fruit or Lycii Fructus, is the dried fruit of Lycium barbarum Linné or Lycium chinense Mill. (Fam. Solanaceae). Lycium fruit was firstly recorded in the book ‘Divine Farmer’s Classic of Materia Medica’, and it has a long history in China, Korea, Japan and other Southeast Asian nations, where it is used to nourish the liver and kidneys and replenish essence to improve vision. Clinically, owing to its medicinal properties, it plays an important role in the treatment of diseases such as immune suppression, cancer and diabetic retinopathy.

Additionally, Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit, with its sweet taste and warming property, is widely used in functional food and cosmetics. Lycium fruit and its finished products also have a very high reputation worldwide for their effectiveness, and account for a large market share in the international trade of Chinese herbal medicines.

Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit is widely cultivated in the northwest of China, Korea and Canada, among other places. However, the quality of Lycium fruit provided from different areas or by different cultivators is quite different. In addition, though Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit has been recorded in several pharmacopeia and standards, specifications and quality requirements in these standards vary. Thus, there is a clear and urgent need to develop an international standard for harmonizing the existing standards, as well as ensuring the safety and effectiveness of Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit.

As national implementation may differ, national standards bodies are invited to modify the values given in 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.8 and Clause 9 in their national standards. Examples of national and regional values are given in Annex E.

1 Scope

This document specifies the minimum requirements and test methods for Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit, which is derived from the plant of Lycium barbarum L. or Lycium chinense Mill.

It is applicable to Lycium barbarum and Lycium chinense fruit that is sold and used as herbal raw materials in the international trade, including unprocessed and traditionally processed materials.

2 Normative references

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