Microscopic Authentication of Commercial Herbal Products in the Globalized Market: Potential and Limitations

Herbal products are marketed and used around the globe for their claimed or expected health benefits, but their increasing demand has resulted in a proportionally increase of their accidental contamination or intentional adulteration, as already confirmed with DNA-based methods. Microscopy is a trad...

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Main Authors: Mihael Cristin Ichim, Annette Häser, Peter Nick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.00876/full