In recent years,new preparations of traditional Chinese medicines(TCMs)have been developed,increas-ing the need for their clinical trials.Using placeboes rather than control drugs is increasingly popular in clinical trials of TCMs,as the therapeutic effects of the tested TCMs can be more properly judged.The basic attributes ofTCM placeboes include similarity,safety,applicability and controllability.In particular,it is necessary to have similarities in appearance,color,smell and taste between the tested TCMs and placeboes.This is quite difficult for some TCMs due to their distinctive smell and taste.On the other hand,according to the TCM theory on homology of medicine and food,many foods also have certain bioacti-vities,potentially further complicating the selection of materials for TCM placeboes.In this review,firstly,studies on the special smell and taste of TCMs were introduced.Then,the preparation quality evaluation processes for TCM placeboes were summarized and discussed,based on the relevant literature published in recent years and the research results from our own lab.This review will facilitate the further research and development of TCM placeboes.

College of Chinese Materia Medica,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China;Engineering Research Center of Modern Preparation Technology of TCM of Ministry of Education,Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 201203,China;Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Beicai Community Health Service Center of Pudong New District,Shanghai 201204,China

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