Comparison of drying methods for agricultural products applying in traditional medicine

Nguyễn Văn Lực 1 and Trần Văn Hiếu 2, *

1 President, Nha Trang College of Engineering Technology, Nha Trang 650000, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.
2 Head of Refrigeration Department - Faculty of Electrical – Electronics. Nha Trang College of Engineering Technology, Nha Trang 650000, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.
 
Review
International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(01), 2540–2543.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.1.0222
Publication history: 
Received on 03 January 2024; revised on 20 February 2024; accepted on 23 February 2024
 
Abstract: 
Drying medicinal herbs is one of the necessary methods to maintain a stable quality of medicinal herbs. Currently, there are many methods of drying medicinal herbs, such as sun drying, freeze drying, infrared drying, ultrasonic drying, microwave drying, and convection drying. Each method produces different quality medicinal materials with advantages and disadvantages in productivity, product quality, energy costs, and applications. Therefore, the paper focuses on other methods of drying agricultural medicinal herbs with the above issues, such as a basis for scientists and manufacturing enterprises to choose appropriate drying methods.
 
Keywords: 
Application; Agriculture; Drying; Medicine; Traditional
 
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