Adulteration of Selected Unprocessed Botanicals in the U.S. Retail Herbal Trade

Economic Botany

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 321-327

  Walker, Karen M ^a   Applequist, Wendy L ^a  

^a MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adulteration; dietary supplements; herbal medicine; quality control

Indexed keywords

ARNICA; ARNICA MONTANA; HETEROTHECA INULOIDES; JUNIPERUS; TILIA;

EID: 84871722206     PISSN: 00130001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12231-012-9211-6     Document Type: Article

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