T/NXS 0109T-2024 Processed technique specification for liquorice in fresh condition
T/NXS 0109T-2024 Processed technique specification for liquorice in fresh condition
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Scope: This document specifies the technical specifications for the fresh processing and slicing of licorice root using traditional methods, including: terms and definitions, processing requirements, process flow, and technical requirements. This standard applies to licorice fresh processing enterprises or cooperatives. **Main Technical Content**: 3.1 **Source of Licorice**: The raw material is the dried roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhizaceae species, including Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Glycyrrhiza inflata Bat., or Glycyrrhiza glabra L. 3.2 **Raw Drug Materials**: Harvested in spring and autumn, the raw material is cleaned of side roots and dried to a moisture content of approximately 30%. 3.3 **Processing and Slicing**: The raw material undergoes traditional processing such as cleaning and slicing, referred to as fresh processing. 3.4 **Abnormal Slices**: Slices that do not meet the specified specifications, such as uneven slices, deformed slices, rough slices, and fragmented slices. 3.5 **Drug Dust and Impurities**: Crumbled remnants of the raw material after processing. 3.6 **Processing Base**: Facilities and equipment suitable for large-scale, standardized processing. 3.7 **Cleaning**: Removing non-medicinal parts and impurities from the raw material. 3.8 **Washing**: Cleaning the cleaned material with running drinking water until free of soil and foreign substances. 3.9 **Steeping**: Softening the washed material using a steeping machine or placing it in a steeping tank until it becomes soft and suitable for processing. 3.10 **Slicing**: Slicing the cleaned material using a slicing machine into various specifications. 3.11 **Drying**: Drying the sliced material. 3.12 **Screening**: Using automatic screening equipment to grade and remove drug dust according to market requirements. **4 Processing Requirements**: 4.1 **Suitable Venue and Workshop**: Meet the requirements of the *Good Manufacturing Practice for Pharmaceuticals*.