Molecular Authentication of Radix Behen Albi ("Bahman Sefid") Commercial Products Reveals Widespread Adulteration

• Main Authors: Abdolbaset Ghorbani (Author), Mahmoud Mosaddegh (Author), Somayeh Esmaeili* (Author), Hugo De Boer (Author)
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• 出版: Iranian Society of Pharmacognosy, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background and objectives: The roots of Centaurea behen L., (Asteraceae) known as Radix Behen Albi are used as an aphrodisiac, anti-lithiasis and general tonic. It is available as dried or powdered roots in the herbal markets of Iran. Confirming the identity of this medicinal root using conventional...