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2017
Doctoral thesis
The botany and macroscopy of Chinese materia medica: sources, substitutes and sustainability.
Interest in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is global. The burgeoning international trade in its crude and processed plant ingredients (Chinese materia medica - CMM) reflects demand across all sectors of healthcare, yet the identification of source plants and CMM has been overlooked for many years leading to problems in safety,...Leon, Christine
Taxonomy, Chinese medicine, Botany, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Materia medica, Conservation, Plant morphology, Authentication, and China
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2023
Journal article
Combining Near-Infrared (NIR) Analysis and Modelling as a Fast and Reliable Method to Determine the Authenticity of Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.).
The resinous wood produced by the Aquilaria and Gyrinops species—agarwood—is both rare and highly valuable. It is used in products from perfumes to medicines and has an estimated global market value of $32 billion. As a result, the adulteration and illegal purchasing of agarwood is widespread and of specific concern...Grosskopf, Esther K. ; Simmonds, Monique S. J. ; Wallis, Christopher J.
NIR, Agarwood, Wood, Aquilaria, Authentication, Infrared, and SIMCA
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2021
Journal article
Cyanogenic Derivatives as Chemical Markers for the Authentication of Commercial Products of Bamboo Shoots.