Alpha- and beta-asarone in herbal medicinal products. A case study

Forensic Science International

Volumn 223, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages e5-

  Zuba, Dariusz ^a   Byrska, Bogumiła ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF FORENSIC RESEARCH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acorus calamus; Asarone; Chinese medicine; Medicinal drugs

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ASARONE; BETA ASARONE;

ACCURACY; ACORUS CALAMUS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHINESE MEDICINE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIMIT OF QUANTITATION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PLANT ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84870293761     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: 18726283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.08.015     Document Type: Article

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