A novel method to identify the Chinese herbal medicine Wuzhimaotao by quantification of laticifers

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-298

  Au, Dawn Tung ^a   Chen, Hubiao ^a   Jiang, Zhihong ^a   Zhao, Zhongzhen ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Blob analysis; F. simplicissima; Ficus hirta; Laticifers; Wuzhimaotao

Indexed keywords

MEDICINE; MICROSCOPES; PLANT EXTRACTS;

BLOB ANALYSIS; CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINES; F SIMPLICISSIMA; FICI HIRTA; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; LATICIFERS; MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; NOVEL METHODS; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; WUZHIMAOTAO;

VALUE ENGINEERING;

OIL SCARLET;

ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; FICUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PHLOEM; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; STAINING; TECHNIQUE; WUZHIMAOTAO;

FICUS HIRTA;

ALGORITHMS; AZO COMPOUNDS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FICUS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY; PHLOEM; PLANT ROOTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 63449092562     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20650     Document Type: Article

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