霉菌在自然界中分布极广,存在于空气、土壤、水、动植物体表以及人和动物与外界环境相通的腔道中。有些霉菌应用于食品、医药、纺织、制革等工业生产和日常生活中。这些霉菌对人类是有益的。霉菌对人类的危害,除引起食品、医药、原料、器材、衣服等霉变腐烂,引起癣疾和引起深部真菌病外,有的霉菌产生毒素引起食物中毒,更有甚者,还有的霉菌产生致癌物质。本文叙述霉菌毒素的致癌问题、容易发霉的中草药和药材防霉。一、有致癌作用的霉菌毒素 Mycorrhizal fungi are widely distributed in nature and are found in the air, soil, water, animal and plant surfaces, and in the corridors where humans and animals communicate with the external environment. Some molds are used in industrial production and daily life such as food, medicine, textiles, and tanning. These molds are beneficial to humans. Damage to humans caused by mold, in addition to cause food, medicine, raw materials, equipment, clothing and other moldy rot, causing diarrhea and cause deep fungal disease, some mold toxins cause food poisoning, what is more, there are mold Produces carcinogenic substances. This article describes the carcinogenicity of mycotoxins, mildew-prone Chinese herbs, and medicinal molds. I. Carcinogenic Mycotoxins