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Species authentication and geographical origin discrimination of herbal medicines by near infrared spectroscopy: A review

Year: 2015

Type: review

Abstract: Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a rapid and nondestructive analytical technique, integrated with chemometrics, is a powerful process analytical tool for the pharmaceutical industry and is becoming an attractive complementary technique for herbal medicine analysis. This review mainly focuses on the recent applications of NIR spectroscopy in species authentication of herbal medicines and their geographical origin discrimination.

Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpha.2015.04.001

Authors: Pei Wang, Zhiguo Yu

Institutions: Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Language: English

Topic: Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses

Subfield: Analytical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,950

Funders: North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, National Natural Science Foundation of China