Chinese herbal medicine adulterated: seahorse injected with glue, Cordyceps brush with lead powder

The use of traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years in China Traditional Chinese medicine can not only be used to cure diseases, but also to achieve the effect of health preservation by means of dietotherapy and brewing wine But recently, the reporter found in the investigation that the quality of many Chinese herbal medicines is uneven, and some of them are even adulterated In this way, not only can't play the role of curing and nourishing, but also can cause harm to the body Seahorse price "injection" into the cooking of edible glue doubles the weight of the reporter's private visit to the Xi'an Chinese medicine market, in a Chinese drugstore in Xi'an, the reporter said he wanted to buy some Chinese medicine seahorse price with better quality Reporter: "how much is the good money?" Chinese medicine shop assistant: "the best is more than 7000 per kilogram, how much do you want?" Reporter: "what's the big difference?" Chinese medicine shop assistant: "the difference depends on the size, the size and the weight, as well as whether your goods are clear." The shop assistant said that they sell clear water goods, so the price is higher But when the reporter asked what is clear water goods, the shop assistant didn't want to say more So, what is clear water goods? A professional who has been engaged in the wholesale business of medicinal materials for many years has given the reporter a thorough understanding Chinese herbal medicine insiders: "those with mud belly and those without mud, what's the name? Mud and water products Those without impurities and without anything in them are called clear water products The price of clear water goods and mud belly is different, and the price may be far from the same " Seahorse price plays an important role in traditional Chinese medicine It is a kind of fish living in the sea It needs to remove the internal organs, wash and dry before it can be used as medicine Industry insiders told reporters that the difference between qingshuihuo and mudshuihuo is that qingshuihuo has no ingredients in its belly, and mudshuihuo has ingredients in it "Ingredients" means to add something to the price of seahorse to increase the weight of medicinal materials The price difference between the seahorse with and without materials is about 5000 yuan per kilogram So, what material does seahorse price add in the belly? The reporter continued his investigation Industry insiders said that in the Chinese herbal medicine industry, generally adulterated and sold are some valuable Chinese herbal medicines, such as Cordyceps price, seahorse price, saffron price and so on As a wholesaler, the reporter came to visit the wholesale market of traditional Chinese medicine in Wanshou Road, Xi'an The reporter found that every shop in this Chinese herbal medicine market is operating dozens or even dozens of Chinese herbal medicines The reporter selected the more expensive Cordyceps, seahorse and Gastrodia to find out Reporter: "how to sell seahorse?" Chinese herbal medicine wholesaler: "6500 (one kilogram) for you, 1900 (one kilogram) for you." Reporter: "what is this?" Chinese herbal medicine wholesaler: "that's aggravating." The reporter learned that what is cheaper is heavier, that is, the slang for mud and water Chinese herbal medicine wholesaler: "this is the edible gum The edible gum melts as soon as it is boiled in the water At the beginning, the man was stupid He thickened the cement, so how many people would you like to buy it back and eat it? This is the edible gum." Most of the adulterated and sold medicines are precious traditional Chinese medicines, some of which cost as much as 17 million kilograms Wholesalers told reporters that drug dealers usually use syringes to drive food glue through the small hole in the middle of the seahorse price belly when the seahorse price has not dried yet After the seahorse price has dried, the food glue will be integrated with the seahorse price itself, which is invisible to ordinary people Reporter: "can't you tell from this?" Wholesaler of Chinese herbal medicine: "I can't tell from this." The reporter learned that, taking the price of a thumb sized seahorse as an example, the weight before feeding is usually about 2G, and it can reach 4G after feeding, which can be twice as heavy as before Chinese herbal medicine wholesaler: "if you add a little more weight, the price will be different." Reporter: "is it all glue?" Chinese herbal medicine wholesaler: "it's all glued I'm adding a little bit Some of them are stomachs What's added on the head makes them explode." Seahorse price is increased by artificial glue, what about other precious medicinal materials? Subsequently, the reporter came to the exclusive price of Cordyceps sinensis herbal stores Reporter: "how much are we now?" Wholesaler of traditional Chinese medicine: "17 in case of kg." The wholesaler told reporters that although his family's things are expensive, they are all authentic Most of the cheap Cordyceps prices in the market have been tampered with Wholesaler of traditional Chinese medicine: "either there are many bridges broken or connected After he digs them, he (uses bamboo sticks) to connect them It's not surprising, but bamboo sticks take up a lot of weight If you take a gram, you will get hundreds of pieces." When you go to the specialty store to buy it, you can see that it costs at least 300 yuan and 400 yuan at present The biggest one is more expensive than gold It costs 698 grams " Using bamboo sticks to connect the broken Cordyceps, at the most, is to let consumers pay more money, which will not pose any harm to human health, but the reporter in the investigation learned that some black hearted drug dealers even brush lead powder on Cordyceps in order to increase its weight Reporter: "how about this? One by one " Wholesaler of traditional Chinese medicine: "eh, add it on the tail and glue it." Reporter: "you can't see that with lead, can you?" Chinese medicine wholesaler: "it's not easy to see If you're not a professional, you really can't see it." The "fake medicine" will not cure the disease, but will hurt the body The expert will tell the true and false Cordyceps, which was originally used to cure the disease After adding lead powder, it will damage the liver and kidney of the human body and even lead poisoning, endangering life In addition to the price of Cordyceps sinensis and seahorse, some drug dealers even use poisonous potions to soak herbs in order to make them look better The price of Gastrodia elata is one of them Reporter: "what kind of bubble is that?" Wholesaler of traditional Chinese medicine: "it's processed with liquid medicine (after soaking) For one thing, myrrh is expensive, for another, it's harmful to people It's processed with chemical solution, or it's not so white " Reporter: "what kind of liquid medicine has made the price of Gastrodia white? How much will it cost after processing? " Wholesaler of traditional Chinese medicine: "hydrogen peroxide is a kind of toxic substance Do you know that it is processed by chemical substances and chemicals That kind of price is very expensive It's not easy to do It's very troublesome There are many processes It's very high " In the interview, the reporter found that not only the price of Cordyceps sinensis, seahorse, Gastrodia elata and other rare medicinal materials, but also the price of saffron, Panax notoginseng, donkey hide gelatin, Polygonum multiflorum, ginseng and other commonly used Chinese medicinal materials were more or less adulterated Can't help but make people wonder, what harm will these problematic Chinese herbal medicines cause to human body after eating? How to distinguish as consumers? As a special commodity for curing diseases and saving people, drugs are closely related to the life of users The use of fake drugs, or traditional Chinese medicine containing heavy metals, will endanger the safety of human life if it is serious Mi liehan, Professor of Shaanxi Academy of traditional Chinese medicine: "then the content of heavy metals, it has a national drug regulatory code has a strict control If you do not exceed this proportion, there is no problem If you exceed this proportion, when you eat it in your body, it will slowly start to affect liver function and kidney function, and finally lead to human life (threatened) " Reporters learned that the use of fake drugs, not only can not cure, but also will cover up the disease, delay the disease, leading to the deterioration of the disease In addition, the use of adulterated traditional Chinese medicine by pregnant women will lead to fetal malformation, dementia and even stillbirth; for growing children, it will also lead to stunting, low IQ and other symptoms But how can consumers tell? Mi liehan, Professor of Shaanxi Academy of traditional Chinese medicine: "I look at the appearance from the aspect of character The second is to feel it by hand When I touch it, it's so bright and beautiful It's white and light Then I think you must have been treated " Professor told you that besides seeing and touching, we can also distinguish by smelling and tasting For example, the price of Cordyceps doesn't smell the fishy smell of rotten insect body, the price of Coptis doesn't taste bitter, and the price of seahorse looks opaque, which shows that these traditional Chinese medicine materials may be made by blackheart traders Pay more attention when purchasing and using them.