T/NXS 0110T-2024 The technical specifications for fresh processing of astragalus root
T/NXS 0110T-2024 The technical specifications for fresh processing of astragalus root
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Scope: This document specifies the technical standards for processing Astragalus roots using traditional methods, including fresh cleaning and slicing. The content includes: terms and definitions, processing requirements, process flow, and technical requirements. This standard applies to Astragalus fresh processing enterprises or cooperatives. **Main Technical Content**: 3.1 **Source of Astragalus**: The raw material is the roots of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch.) Bge. 3.2 **Raw Drug Material**: The raw material is harvested in spring and autumn, with non-medicinal parts and root tips removed. It is dried until the moisture content reaches approximately 30%. 3.3 **Fresh Processing**: The raw material undergoes traditional processing such as cleaning and slicing. 3.4 **Irregular slices**: Slices that do not meet the standard specifications, such as uneven slices, misshapen slices, rough skins, and fragments. 3.5 **Drug scraps and impurities**: Remaining fragments of the raw material after processing. 3.6 **Processing Base**: A facility with relevant equipment and facilities for large-scale, standardized processing. 3.7 **Kneading**: The process of mechanically or manually rolling and squeezing the raw material (with approximately 50% moisture). 3.8 **Cleaning**: Removing non-medicinal parts and impurities from the raw material. 3.9 **Washing**: Rinsing the cleaned material with running drinking water until no dirt or foreign matter remains. 3.10 **Steeping**: Softening the washed material using a steeping machine or placing it in a steeping tank until it is fully hydrated and suitable for processing. 3.11 **Slicing**: Slicing the processed material into various Astragalus specifications using a slicing machine. 3.12 **Drying**: Processing the sliced material. 3.13 **Screening**: Using automatic screening equipment to grade and remove drug scraps according to market