An experimental study on four kinds of Chinese herbal medicines containing alkaloids using fluorescence microscope and microspectrometer

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 233, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-34

  Liang, Z ^a   Chen, H ^a   Zhao, Z ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Caulis Sinomenii; Chinese herbal medicine; Fluorescence microscope; Microspectrometer; Radix Sophorae Tonkinensis; Rhizoma Coptidis; Rhizoma Menispermi

Indexed keywords

ALKALOIDS; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MEDICINE; METABOLITES; MICROSCOPES; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUALITY CONTROL;

CAULIS SINOMENII; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPES; HERBAL MEDICINES; MICRO-SPECTROMETER; MICROSCOPIC CHARACTERISTICS; QUALITY EVALUATION; RADIX SOPHORAE TONKINENSIS; RHIZOMA COPTIDIS; RHIZOMA MENISPERMI;

TISSUE;

ALKALOID DERIVATIVE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPTIS; DRUG QUALITY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HERBAL MEDICINE; MENISPERMACEAE; MENISPERMUM DAURICUM; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; NONHUMAN; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOME; SINOMENIUM; SINOMENIUM ACUTUM; SOPHORA; SOPHORA TONKINENSIS;

EID: 58449108054     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.03092.x     Document Type: Article

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