韩国药典-05 Summary of the revision.doc

Summary of the Revision The amendments from the Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia Third Edition (KHP 3) are as followed: 1. The revised and notified contents after Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia Third Edition are shown in this edition. 2. The order of the contents is the General Principles, the General Notices of the Korean Pharmacopoeia Eighth Edition, the official monographs of each drug, Poh Je Bub, the general assay methods, and the indices. 3. The monographs are indexed alphabetically. 4. Each monograph is recorded in the following order, excluding the void data: 1) name in Latin 2) name in Korean 3) definition 4) content rule 5) manufacturing 6) description 7) identification 8) purity test 9) loss on drying 10) moisture content 11) ash 12) acid insoluble ash 13) oil content 14) extract content 15) quantitative assay 16) storage 17) processing (Poh Je Bub) 18) grade 5. The identification is conducted in the following order, excluding the void data: 1) color reaction 2) precipitation reaction 3) decomposition reaction 4) ultraviolet spectrum, visible spectrum, infrared absorption spectrum 5) special reaction 6) qualitative assay of positive and negative ions 7) filter paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography 8) gas chromatography, liquid chromatography 6. The purity test is conducted in the following order, excluding the void data: 1) color, odour, taste and etc. 2) inorganic salt 3) heavy metal 4) arsenic 5) organic 6) foreign substance 7) evaporation residue 8) color product with sulfuric acid 7. Extract contents are listed in the following order, excluding the void data: 1) weak ethanol extract 2) water extract 3) ether extract 4) etc. 8. The followings are revisions, addenda, or eliminations at the General Provisions: 1) The full title in English is added as the Korean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (the article 1). 2) The clause, However, the grade, the processing method, and the storage conditions on the official monograph are given for information, and should not