Application of ultra-fine pulverization technology in Chinese materia medica

Ultra-fine pulverization technology is a new technology, which has been used to extract the active constituents in Chinese materia medica(CMM). It could be used to destroy plant cell walls, thus the components in the plant cells could be dissolved easily. Compared with the traditional extracting technology, it has more obvious advantages, for example, high extraction efficiency, good bioavailability, and utilization of resources. Ultra-fine pulverization technology has the potential for large-scale industrial production. This paper introduces the concept, theory, method, and equipment of ultra-fine pulverization technology in CMM. The advantages and progress are emphasized in related study of this technology in the production and application. The problems and obstacles in this field for the future are also preliminary studied.