Deep sequencing of plant and animal DNA contained within traditional Chinese medicines reveals legality issues and health safety concerns.

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been practiced for thousands of years, but only within the last few decades has its use become more widespread outside of Asia. Concerns continue to be raised about the efficacy, legality, and safety of many popular complementary alternative medicines, includin...

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Main Authors: Megan L Coghlan, James Haile, Jayne Houston, Dáithí C Murray, Nicole E White, Paula Moolhuijzen, Matthew I Bellgard, Michael Bunce
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3325194?pdf=render