Identifying the Species of Seeds in Traditional Chinese Medicine Using DNA Barcoding

• Main Authors: Chao Xiong (Author), Wei Sun (Author), Jingjian Li (Author), Hui Yao (Author), Yuhua Shi (Author), Ping Wang (Author), Bisheng Huang (Author), Linchun Shi (Author), Di Liu (Author), Zhigang Hu (Author), Shilin Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Seed is not only the main reproductive organ of most of herbal plants but also an important part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Seed TCMs possess important medicinal properties and have been widely used as components of pharmaceutical products. In parallel with the increasing popularity and...