The Influence of the Drying Process on the Dissolution Time of Concentrated Chinese Medicine Pills: Roles of Textural Properties and Water Migration
Xiaojun Wang, Qinmin Meng, Xiaojian Luo, Yao Zhang, Jing Yang, Xiaoyong Rao, Yingming Zhang, Haowei Lu, Yan He, Wei Liu · 2026
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Concentrated pills in Chinese medicine often dissolve too slowly, which can blunt their effect. Xiaojun Wang and co-authors, in 2026, studied how the drying step shapes that slow release. They used a classic pill formula as their test case and compared plain hot-air drying with a mixed method that adds microwaves.
The mixed method left more and larger pores inside the pills, and water soaked in faster as a result, so the pills broke down sooner. Checks on the active compounds showed no real change between the two methods. The team measured water movement and inner structure with several lab tools to back the claim. Their point is practical: tuning the drying step can fix slow pills without changing the medicine itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Xiaojun Wang, Qinmin Meng, Xiaojian Luo, Yao Zhang, Jing Yang, Xiaoyong Rao, Yingming Zhang, Haowei Lu, Yan He, Wei Liu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |