T/NXS 0107T-2024 Boiled Chinese knotweed fresh processing technical specifications
T/NXS 0107T-2024 Boiled Chinese knotweed fresh processing technical specifications
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Scope: This document specifies the technical specifications for the processing and cutting of Radix Isatidis using traditional methods when it is freshly harvested. The content includes terms and definitions, processing requirements, process flow, and technical requirements, etc. This standard applies to enterprises or cooperatives engaged in the processing of fresh Radix Isatidis. Main technical content: 3.1 Source of Radix Isatidis: This product is the root of Isatis indigotica Fort., a member of the Cruciferae family. 3.2 The raw material is harvested in autumn, cleaned of sediment, and dried until its moisture content reaches about 30%. 3.3 Processing of slices: The raw material is subjected to traditional processing such as purification and cutting, referred to as fresh processing. 3.4 Deformed slices refer to slices that do not meet the specifications stipulated in the standard, such as unevenly cut slices, slices with irregular edges, slices with rough bark, and broken slices. 3.5 Drug residues and impurities are the crushed remnants of the raw material after processing into slices. 3.6 The processing base should have relevant facilities and equipment, and be a place for large-scale and standardized processing. 3.7 Purification refers to the process of removing non-medicinal parts and impurities from the raw material. 3.8 Rinsing: The purified material is rinsed with running drinking water until no soil or foreign matter remains. 3.9 Steeping: The rinsed material is softened using a steeping machine or soaked in a steeping tank until it becomes soft and suitable for processing. 3.10 Cutting: The rinsed material is placed on a cutting machine and cut into various specifications of Radix Isatidis. 3.11 Drying: The slices are dried. 3.12 Screening: The dried slices are screened using automatic screening equipment, with the appropriate sieve selected based on market demand to remove drug residues. 4. Processing requirements 4.1 There should be suitable premise