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To research identification methods of the Dai Medicine "Pokou" (the rhizome of Homalomena gigantea) and its processing product, and provide basis for identification of the drug in further research and application.
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PMID: 21137360
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The research field of pharmacognosy covers a wide variety of subjects based on a knowledge of natural medicines and extends its influence in all surrounding directions. Pharmacognosy itself is generally regarded as one of the branches of pharmaceutical science although the processes to achieve the o...
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PMID: 20460865
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Pergularia daemia (Forsk.) Chiov. (Asclepiadaceae) is used traditionally as an anthelmintic, laxative, antipyretic, and expectorant, and also used to treat malarial intermittent fever. But the scientific parameters are not yet available to identify the true plant material. In the present investigati...
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PMID: 20645722
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We examined the aqueous-ethanol extract of cultured mycelia of the morel mushroom, Morchella esculenta (L.) Pers. (Morchellaceae) for its ability to scavenge super oxide, hydroxyl, nitric oxide, 2,2'-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) (ABTS)...
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PMID: 20645726
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To compare the pharmacological effects of Fructus Mume and its processed products, to investigate pharmacologic relation among Fructus Mume, malic acid, citric acid.
Blood glucose from orbital sinus was measured to observe the effects of Fructus Mume, Fructus Mume sarcocarp and Fructus Mume carbon,...
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PMID: 20681297
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To establish the HPLC fingerprints of Dipsacus asperoides for reflecting the internal information, evaluating its internal quality.
20 batches of D. asperoides were collected from different place with the HPLC fingerprints method. Chromatographic column: Welchrom-C18 (250 mm x 4. 6 mm, 5 microm), mo...
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PMID: 20681298
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To establish the fingerprint spectrum of the stems of Actinidia deliciosa by HPLC.
HPLC fingerprint analysis of the stems of Actinidia deliciosa was developed and the thermo Hypersil BDS C18 column (250 mm x 4.6 mm, 5 microm) was used. The mobile phase consisted of Acetonitril-0.1% phosphoric acid w...
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PMID: 20518300
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Pharmacognosy has developed rapidly in recent years and now represents a highly interdisciplinary science. At the boundary between pharmacognosy and molecular biology, molecular pharmacognosy has developed as a new borderline discipline. Using the method and technology of molecular biology, molecula...
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PMID: 19968001
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The contents of dehydrocavidine and total alkaloids in all the four parts of the sample processed by drying in a shade were significantly higher than those in the samples processed by the other four drying mehods. CONCLUSION: Different drying methods could significantly influence the contents of deh...
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PMID: 19873728
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The reference X-ray diffraction Fourier fingerprint pattern and characteristic diffraction peaks of Cornu Elaphuri Davidiani were obtained by fifteen samples of Cornu Elaphuri Davidiani from different ages and different parts. CONCLUSION: This method can be used for identification and evaluation of...
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PMID: 19771837
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(1) The total ginsenosides in the crown galls of Panax quinquefolium (aftert 27 days' cultivation) was almost as much as that of Chinese medicinal material of Panax quinquefolium. (2) The contents of ginsenoside Rb1, Re in the crown galls were about half of that in Chinese medicinal materials of Pan...
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PMID: 19771838
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Distinguished differences were found on morphological and microscopical features of these three crude drugs. Whereas, their infrared spectrums were basically all the same. CONCLUSION: The study provides a convenient, effect method for the identification of these three medicinal materials....
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PMID: 19645231
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This method is convenient, accurate, reliable with good reproducibility, so it can be used to establish quality standard for the medicinal material....
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PMID: 19565706
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We performed an exemplary application of a virtual parallel screening approach to identify potential targets for 16 secondary metabolites isolated and identified from the aerial parts of the medicinal plant RUTA GRAVEOLENS L. Low energy conformers of the isolated constituents were simultaneously scr...
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PMID: 19096995
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We established the HPLC fingerprint common mode, and compared Rhizoma Curcumae from different habitats. CONCLUSION: Each component of Radix Curcumae is isolated well in this fingerprint....
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PMID: 19504960
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We established a systematic pharmacognostic identification method including characteristic identification, micro-identification and TLC identification. CONCLUSION: Brevilin is used as chemical reference firstly in TLC identification of Centipeda minima, and combined with characteristic identificatio...
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PMID: 19504961
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Headaches, epilepsy and conditions affecting the peripheral nerves were the neurological pathologies that were described at greatest length in The Treasure of Medicines for All Illnesses, and for which a greater number of natural prescriptions were compiled....
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PMID: 19621310
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The characters of the cross section, powder and TLC of the drug were reported, and the relevant drawings of the tissue, powder and TLC of this ethnomedicine were drawn. CONCLUSION: These results can supply evidences for the identification of the ethnomedicine in its exploitation and utilization....
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PMID: 19445119
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Fieldwork is one of the primary methods for studying medicinal plants and materials, and information thus obtained can be valuable for experiments performed in the laboratory. Meanwhile, results of experiments in the laboratory can be brought back to the field for verification and further investigat...
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PMID: 18587527
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The components of different species in Taraxacum were the same and could be substituted for each other. The contents of coffeic acid and chlorogenic acid in different producing areas were very different,which in fecund soil was better. The period of flowering and fruiting in Spring was the best gath...
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PMID: 19230392
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There were some palea on the rhizoma superior extremity and some white flare dot on transverse section. Vascular bundle formed into interval circularity in rhizoma transverse section, and some small atypia bundle appeared in lateral of core. Xylem of root was tetrarch. A lot of starch grain and acic...
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PMID: 19230395
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Experiments and analysis were carried out on 6 kinds of roots of traditional Chinese medicines herbaceous peony. The standard X-ray diffraction Fourier fingerprint pattern and characteristic diffraction peaks of Paeonia lactiflora were obtained. CONCLUSION: The results indicates this method can be u...
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PMID: 19180948
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There were 1-3 stone cell girdle bands in cork layer of root cross section. Sclerotic nests and mucilage cavities which contained calcium oxalate raphides existed in phloem. Endodermis cells separated by radial paries, were fusiform. In powder, port-hole was deep, striation was manifest, and starch...
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PMID: 19112887
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Macroscopic and microscopic identification methods and TLC characters of the ethnomedicine were re-ported, and the simple and detailed drawings of the transections of the heartwoods and leaves, as well as microscopic drawings of their powders were drawn in this paper. CONCLUSION: The results can ser...
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PMID: 18973008
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The stem cross section and the whole plant powder had some notable micro-characters. The infrared spectras of the samples collected in the different habitats and seasons were very consistent with each other. CONCLUSION: The results can be used as the evidence for identification of this ethnomedicine...
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PMID: 18826139
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It showed that Geranium strictipes powder microstructure contained many calcium oxalate cluster crystals and starch grains. TLC had good reappearance. CONCLUSION: This study provides reference information for further development and identification of this crude drug....
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PMID: 18661817
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They were the dried rhizome of Diphylleia sinensis Li., Dysosma versipellis (Hance.) M. Cheng and D. pleiantha (Hance) Woods. According to the pharmaceutical characteristics, retrieval tables of identification on plants, traits, microscopic and TLC were established. CONCLUSION: It is simple and reli...
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PMID: 18661819
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Pachymic acid showed a good linear relationship at a range of 1.52 - 7.60 microg/ml, r = 0.9994, the average recovery was 96.90%, RSD = 1.09%. Dehydropachymic acid had a good linear relationship at a range of 0.35 - 1.75 microg/ml, r = 0.9991, the average recovery was 97.86%, RSD = 1.52%. CONCLUSION...
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PMID: 18661838
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HPLC fingerprints of six landing Races of Pinellia ternata (Thunb.) Breit. were established. Eleven mutual peaks were selected as the fingerprint peaks. Among the obtained fingerprints, most of the Detected peaks were separated effectively. The RSDs of the relative retention time and the peak area o...
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PMID: 18661820
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We report the data from our experiments as well as those obtained from other researchers, focusing on the variability of the results. Other traditional applications of hops as stomachic, antibacterial and antifungal remedy have been supported by in vivo and/or in vitro investigations. In recent year...
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PMID: 18308492
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Eight batches of Radix Astragali from different sources were determined. The stability, precision and reproducibility of the method were studied, RSD <3%. CONCLUSION: There is great difference between the content of astragaloside IV in Radix Astragali by different processing methods....
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PMID: 18619243
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The surface of leaves, fruits, testa and pollen grain of the cultivated Pinellia pedatisecta Schott. showed different characteristics. CONCLUSION: The results of the study can be used for the identification of the Pinellia pedatisecta Schott. in Shandong....
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PMID: 18619263
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We postulate that glycosides of natural origin can be quite promising as drug leads, based on general rules of drug design. In particular, polyfunctional sugar moieties offer ample opportunities for almost continuous changes in shape, electron density and polarity. By the same token, glycosylation o...
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PMID: 19172847
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In the cross section of tall monkshood root, there were cork cortex cells, a cricoid range hetero-vascular bundle, radial-cell including radial little brown cell, a great deal of starch grain, cortex organize fragment was brown, cell squareness and polygon. CONCLUSION: These character can provide sc...
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PMID: 18589745
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It was showed that some of radix polygoni multiflori praeparata could nourish the blood. The effecacy was different for alcohol extracts of variously processing drugs. Decoction of black soybean could reinforce effectiveness of radix polygoni multiflori praeparata. But it was related to the processe...
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PMID: 18589740
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The primary microscopic observation of several parts of Sophora davidii (Franch.) Pav. such as crude drug, fabric, powder characteristic was carried out, and the microstructure and powder characteristic pictures was drawn, in order to provide scientific references for its further research and compre...
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PMID: 18589743
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The macroscopical, microscopical and physicochemical characteristics of Nitraria tangutorum Bobr. were decribed in details. CONCLUSION: The results can be taken as the reference for identifying the species, analyzing the quality and laying down quality standard of the crude drug....
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PMID: 18589744
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Obtain the different X-ray diffraction Fourier pattern of 1 kinds plants of Geranium and 7 kinds substitutes of Geranium. CONCLUSION: This method can be used for indentification on different medicinal material of Geranium....
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PMID: 18422182
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Experiments and analysis were carried out on four samples. The standard X-ray diffraction fingerprint spectra and characteristic diffraction peaks of each sample were obtained. CONCLUSION: The experimental result indicates that X-ray diffraction fingerprint spectra can be used to identify and analyz...
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PMID: 18422183
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The main pharmacokinetic parameters of tetrahydropalmatine monomer and extractive of corydalis and corydalis processesd with vinegar as follows: T(1/2) was (5.66 +/- 1.92), (4.24 +/- l1.54), (4.35 +/- 1.34) h, Tmax was (1.5 +/- 0.5), (1.0 +/- 0.55), (0.5 +/- 0.68) h, Cmax was (0.71 +/- 0.29), (0.37...
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PMID: 18422179
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OBJECTIVE: To provide scientific basis for the utilization and development of Valeriana jatamansi by setting up the quality control specification of V. jatamansi. METHOD: The pharmacognostical methods were applied. The extract of V. jatamansi was examined. Moisture and ash were determined. And the b...
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PMID: 18257257
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We suggested the total contents of epimedin A, B, C and icariin (epi-medium multi-glycosides, ABCI) should be established as a new standard instead of the content of icariin. The content of total flavonoids, not less than 5.0%, and ABCI, not less than 1.3%, could be used to evaluate the quality of t...
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PMID: 18309658
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the species resources of Changium smyrnioides. METHOD: Nine habitat populations of C. smyrnioides, included with population environment, time limit, morphological characters and so on were investigated. The phylogenetic relationship of different habitat populations of C. sm...
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PMID: 18257255
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The average recovery oridonin was 97. 1% and rosemarinic acid was 99.3%. Oridonin relative standard deviation (RSD) was 2.8% and rosemarinic acid was 2.9%. CONCLUTION: This method can be used to determine the content of oridonin and rosemarinic acid in Rabdosia rubescens....
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PMID: 18323207
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We report herein a study focused on the identification of biological properties of meranzin, a major component isolated from Limnocitrus littoralis (Miq.) Swingle. Selnergy, an IN SILICO biological profiling software, was used to identify putative binding targets of meranzin. Among the 400 screened...
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PMID: 17853346
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We found new functions for saffron like improving learning and memory and LTP for blocking by ethanol. A folk medicine in Taiwan, Anoectochilus formosanus was propagated in vitro and investigated opening new pharmacological activities in lipid metabolism....
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PMID: 17917420
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OBJECTIVE: To study the history of introduction and herbal medicine of Pogostemon cablin by textual researches and clarify the confusion in literatures. METHOD: Textual research on historical literatures, practical applications and field investigation were adopted. RESULT: The varieties of P. cablin...
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PMID: 18306740
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The content of chemical composition of Flos Lonicerae Japonicae were vaiance on collecting time. The best harvesting time was the erbai period. CONCLUSION: The study offers the basis of controlling the quality of Flos Lonicerae Japonicae and the realization of good agricultural practice....
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PMID: 18300484
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Ajuga decumbens Thunb. is superficially similar to Prunella vulgaris Linn. and has been used as a substitution of the latter for along time. Systematical studies on external and internal structure were carried out on the two species. By means of studies on root, stem, leaf, flower and seed, morpholo...
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PMID: 18300489
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The bark of the Mimosa tenuiflora (Willd.) Poiret (Leguminoseae) tree, known as tepescohuite in Mexico, is commonly used in this country and in Central America to elaborate different products for the treatment of skin burns and lesions. The cicatrizing properties of extracts obtained from this bark...
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PMID: 17709219
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We have selected several compounds, namely artesunate, homoharringtonine, arsenic trioxide and cantharidin, that are found in natural TCM products and that have the potential for use in cancer therapy. Controlled clinical studies have shown that homoharringtonine and arsenic trioxide can exert profo...
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PMID: 17644431
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OBJECTIVE: To provide valuable reference for comprehensive qualitative estimation and reasonable utilization of material medica Rhizoma Paridis. METHODS: Rhizoma Paridis collected from different region of southwest Sichuan & northwest Yunnan. The texture and the content of parissaponin I, II, VI, VI...
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PMID: 17944181
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Steaming processing showed some advantatages to reserve most but not every compo-nent. CONCLUSION: Steaming processing can be applied as a superior method....
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PMID: 17944182
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Radix Salviae Miltiorrhiza collected from different habitats showed diverse fingerprints of component. The content of tanshinone II A of Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae in Shandong was the highest, which is 3.5 times higher than Shangluo of Shanxi province. CONCLUSION: The character of two analytical me...
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PMID: 17918429
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Experiments and analysis were carried out on four samples. The standard X-ray diffraction Fourier fingerprint spectra and characteristic diffraction peaks were obtained. There were some differences among the spectra of the extracts, but the characteristic diffraction peaks were obvious. CONCLUSION:...
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PMID: 17918428
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