Analysis of Sulfur Dioxide Residue in Commercial Medicinal Herbs in Seoul (2009)

2009년 서울지역 유통 한약재의 이산화황 잔류실태 분석

  • Yoon, Yong-Tae (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Deuk (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Park, Ae-Sook (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Shin, Young (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Hwa-Soon (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Kim, Yoo-Kyung (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment) ;
  • Choi, Byung-Hyun (Seoul Metropolitan Government Research Institute of Public Health and Environment)
  • 윤용태 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 이성득 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 박애숙 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 신영 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김화순 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 김유경 (서울시보건환경연구원) ;
  • 최병현 (서울시보건환경연구원)
  • Received : 2010.08.27
  • Accepted : 2010.10.16
  • Published : 2010.10.30

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the content of sulfur dioxide residues in medicinal herbs in Seoul in 2009. Sulfur dioxide in the samples were determined by Monnier-Williams's modified method. A total of 1,821 samples of 205 different types of herbs were collected from Kyung-Dong Herb markets and Oriental medicine hospitals in Seoul. Of these samples, 642 samples were domestic, and 1,179 samples were imported. Of the 1,821 samples, 61 (3.3%, 31 types) failed to meet the regulations for sulfur dioxide residues of KFDA in medicinal herbs. Among these 61 unsuitable samples, 17 (7 types) were domestic, and 44 samples (26 types) were imported. The content of sulfur dioxide in the domestic medicinal herbs ranged from 0 to 809 mg/kg, while those in imported medicinal herbs ranged from 0 to 4,481 mg/kg. Approximately 84.6% of the samples contained less than 10 mg/kg of sulfur dioxide and about 10.0% of samples contained more than 30 mg/kg of sulfur dioxide.

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