Assessing product adulteration of Eurycoma longifolia (Tongkat Ali) herbal medicinal product using DNA barcoding and HPLC analysis

Context: Eurycoma longifolia Jack (Simaroubaceae) commonly known as Tongkat Ali is one of the most important plants in Malaysia. The plant extracts (particularly roots) are widely used for the treatment of cough and fever besides having antimalarial, antidiabetic, anticancer and aphrodisiac activiti...

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Main Authors: Bashir Mohammed Abubakar, Faezah Mohd Salleh, Mohd Shahir Shamsir Omar, Alina Wagiran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2018-01-01
Series:Pharmaceutical Biology
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13880209.2018.1479869