Potential of Visible and Near Infrared Spectroscopy and Pattern Recognition for Rapid Quantification of Notoginseng Powder with Adulterants

Notoginseng is a classical traditional Chinese medical herb, which is of high economic and medical value. Notoginseng powder (NP) could be easily adulterated with Sophora flavescens powder (SFP) or corn flour (CF), because of their similar tastes and appearances and much lower cost for these adulter...

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Main Authors: Yidan Bao, Fang Cao, Da-Wen Sun, Di Wu, Pengcheng Nie, Yong He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-10-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/10/13820