REVIEW article
Front. Chem.
Sec. Analytical Chemistry
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fchem.2025.1620154
Progress in the application of hyperspectral imaging technology in quality detection and in the modernization of Chinese herbal medicines
Provisionally accepted
- 1Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130021, China
- 2Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
- 3Research Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital to Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130021, China, Changchun 130021, China
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Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) technology integrates spectral analysis and image recognition with nondestructive and efficient advantages, and is widely used in the agriculture, geological exploration, military sectors, among others. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a long history of use in China, and to ensure the quality of TCM herbs, it is necessary to perform accurate quality assessments. It is also crucial to evaluate the active ingredients and changes in cultivation strategies and processing parameters over time. The use of HSI technology for the investigation of Chinese medicines has grown in importance, and recent advances in HSI have enabled the multi-dimensional non-destructive analyses of various components, origins, and growth statuses, thereby providing innovative solutions for modernization. This paper systematically reviews the application of HSI for detecting active ingredients, evaluating their quality, and recognizing the authenticity and species of Chinese herbal medicines. It clearly describes the limitations of hyperspectral technology in terms of data processing, emphasizes the importance of textural information, and suggests the application of HSI for large-scale detection.
Keywords: hyperspectral imaging, Non-destructive, Chinese herbal medicine, quality evaluation, Classification and identification
Received: 29 Apr 2025; Accepted: 09 Jun 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 You, Zhang, Yu, Zhao, Xueyuan and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
BAI Xueyuan, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
Wei Zhang, Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun 130117, China
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