Sequence-Specific Detection of Aristolochia DNA – A Simple Test for Contamination of Herbal Products

Herbal medicines are used globally for their health benefits as an alternative therapy method to modern medicines. The market for herbal products has increased rapidly over the last few decades, but this has in turn increased the opportunities for malpractices such as contamination or substitution o...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Sgamma, Eva Masiero, Purvi Mali, Maslinda Mahat, Adrian Slater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2018.01828/full