<p>Traditional Chinese medicine has a rich history in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, yet the disposal of medicine residues by incineration and landfilling is challenging. Here we review methods to recycle Chinese medicine residues with focus on challenges, recycling solutions, and case studies. Cases studies include extraction of bioactive compounds, use as feed additives, and biochar-based materials. We observed that residues from single-compound medicines are easier to extract and recycle into animal feed additives or adsorbents. Technical and economic analysis show that the valorisation of single-compound medicine residues is profitable. For instance, the re-extraction cost of flavonoids is 25.8–36.6% lower than the market price, and the cost as feed additives represents 14.7% of the market prices.</p>

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Recycling traditional Chinese medicine residues: a review

  • Xiaowei Wu,
  • Dai Dai,
  • Na Li,
  • Haixin Zheng,
  • Cuixia Wang,
  • Weixiong Lin,
  • Liaoyuan Liu,
  • Zheng Zhang,
  • Jörg Rinklebe,
  • Carol Sze Ki Lin,
  • Wen Rui,
  • Chong Li

摘要

Traditional Chinese medicine has a rich history in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, yet the disposal of medicine residues by incineration and landfilling is challenging. Here we review methods to recycle Chinese medicine residues with focus on challenges, recycling solutions, and case studies. Cases studies include extraction of bioactive compounds, use as feed additives, and biochar-based materials. We observed that residues from single-compound medicines are easier to extract and recycle into animal feed additives or adsorbents. Technical and economic analysis show that the valorisation of single-compound medicine residues is profitable. For instance, the re-extraction cost of flavonoids is 25.8–36.6% lower than the market price, and the cost as feed additives represents 14.7% of the market prices.