Table 5 Quality standards of heavy metals and harmful elements in marine Chinese medicine in the 2020 edition of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia
MTCMs (names) | Inspection items: heavy metals and harmful elements | Lead(mg/kg) | Cadmium(mg/kg) | Arsenic(mg/kg) | Mercury(mg/kg) | Copper(mg/kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Syngnathus | - | – | – | – | – | – |
Hippocampus | - | – | – | – | – | – |
Sepiae Endoconcha | √ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0.2 | 20 |
Sargassum | √ | 5 | 4 | - | 0.1 | 20 |
Meretricis Concha Cyclinae Concha | √ | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 |
Laminariae Thallus Eckloniae Thallus | √ | 5 | 4 | - | 0.1 | 20 |
Ostreae Concha | √ | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 |
Haliotidis Concha | - | – | – | – | – | – |
Arcae Concha | - | – | – | – | – | – |
Margarita | √ | 5 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.2 | 20 |
Margaritifera Concha | – | – | – | – | – | – |