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Detection of Valeriana jatamansi as an adulterant of medicinal Paris by length variation of chloroplast psbA-trnH region.
Planta medica - 1 Jan 2011
Yang Ying, Zhai Yanhong, Liu Tao, Zhang Fangming, Ji Yunheng
Abstract excerpt
Two varieties of Paris polyphylla Smith (Melanthiaceae), P. polyphylla Smith var. chinensis (Franch.) Hara, and P. polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz., are used as medicinal Paris in China. Their dried rhizomes are the major source of raw material for some medicines. In recent years, medicinal PARIS has been found to be adulterated with Valeriana jatamansi Jones (Valerianaceae) due to its high...
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