Comparative Studies on Pharmacopoeial Definitions, Requirements and Information
for Crude Drugs among FHH Member Countries in 2007

The Sub- Committee I of the Western Pacific Regional Forum for the Harmonization of Herbal Medicines (FHH)

Last update: April 26, 2011


  Reorganized Edition with Explanatory Notes of Tabels    [FHH_compar_table_with_intro_ver1_20110414.pdf]

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     // Cover, Preface and Content//    [00_content.pdf]

     Introduction    [00_introduction.pdf]

     Section 1. Table 1-3 complied by expert werking groups (EWG) I for Nomenclature [Section_1_Notes.pdf]

          1) Comparative table on names of crude drugs in JP, CP, KP and VP    [Table_1.pdf]
          2) Comparative table on description of crude drugs in JP, CP, KP and VP    [Table_2.pdf]
          3) Comparative table on English titles and part of use of crude drugs in JP, CP, KP and VP    [Table_3.pdf]

     Section 2. Table 4-6 complied by EWG II for Testing Method in Monographs [Section_2_Notes.pdf]

          4) Comparative table on testing methods and specification values for crude drugs in CP, JP, KP and VP    [Table_4.pdf]
          5) Comparative table on TLC conditions of identification for crude drugs in CP, JP, KP and VP    [Table_5.pdf]
          6) Comparative table on assay conditions for crude drugs in CP, JP, KP and VP    [Table_6.pdf]

     Section 3. Table 7-13 complied by EWG III for Lists of CRS and RMPM [Section_3_Notes.pdf]

          7) List of CRS in Japanese Pharmacopoeia    [Table_7.pdf]
          8) List of reference sample in JP    [Table_8.pdf]
          9) List of CRS in Korean Pharmacopoeia    [Table_9.pdf]
         10) List of CRS in Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia    [Table_10.pdf]
         11) List of Reference of Medicinal Plant Materials (RMPM) in CP    [Table_11.pdf]
         12) List of Reference of Medicinal Plant Materials (RMPM) in KP    [Table_12.pdf]
         13) List of Reference of Medicinal Plant Materials (RMPM) in VP    [Table_13.pdf]

     Section 4. Table 14-15 complied by EWG IV for Analytically Validated Methods [Section_4_Notes.pdf]

         14) Analytically validated chemical assay, identification test and purity test for herbal materials in JP15    [Table_14.pdf]
         15) Analytically validated chemical assay or purity test for herbal Mmaterials in KP    [Table_15.pdf]

     Section 5. Table 16 complied by EWG V for Information on General Test [Section_5_Notes.pdf]

         16) Comparative table on general testing methods for crude drugs in JP, KP, CP and VP    [Table_16.pdf]

     Acknowledgements [00_acknowledge.pdf]


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