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Authentication of Chinese medicinal materials by DNA technology /

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries in the Orient to relieve or treat diseases. Its efficacy is now attracting worldwide attention. Chinese medicinal materials are traditionally identified by their organoleptic characteristics, such as the texture or the odor. To ensure co...

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Corporate Authors: World Scientific Firm
Group Author: Shaw, P.-C. Pang-Chui; Wang, J; But, Paul P. H
Published: World Scientific Pub. Co.,
Publisher Address: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. :
Publication Dates: 2002.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Materia medica > China > Analysis
DNA fingerprinting
Medicine, Chinese > Formulae, receipts, prescriptions
Electronic books
Online Access: http://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/4700#t=toc
Summary: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been used for centuries in the Orient to relieve or treat diseases. Its efficacy is now attracting worldwide attention. Chinese medicinal materials are traditionally identified by their organoleptic characteristics, such as the texture or the odor. To ensure consistency of quality and avoid misuse, reliable programs are urgently needed for authentication. Proper authentication also assists in the detection and conservation of endangered species. DNA molecules offer a more definitive means of authentication, as genetic composition is unique for each taxo
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii,229pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9789812706591 (electronic bk.)
CLC: R282.5
Contents: 1. Molecular markers in Chinese medicinal materials / Pang-Chui Shaw ... [et al.] -- 2. Methodology and equipment for general molecular techniques / Forrest Chung-Fai Yau and Fai-Ngor Ngan -- 3. Authentication of Chinese medicinal materials by polymerase chain reaction using arbitrarily chosen primers / Hui Cao ... [et al.] -- 4. Authentication of the components from a mixture of herbal materials / Kur-Ta Cheng -- 5. Authentication of Chinese medicinal materials by sequence characterised amplified region / Jun Wang ... [et al.] -- 6. Differentiation of panax ginseng from P. quinquefolius by

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