Microwave pretreatment combined with hot air drying enhances the drying efficiency and quality properties of Fructus Aurantii by altering its microstructure and moisture state distribution
As a seasonal herbal medicine with high water content, fresh Fructus Aurantii (Citrus aurantium L.) cannot be efficiently dried using traditional hot-air drying (HAD) alone. This study introduces microwave pretreatment combined with HAD to investigate the effects of microwave pretreatment time (0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 min) o...