Tracing the Edible and Medicinal Plant Pueraria montana and Its Products in the Marketplace Yields Subspecies Level Distinction Using DNA Barcoding and DNA Metabarcoding

Tracing the Edible and Medicinal Plant Pueraria montana and Its Products in the Marketplace Yields Subspecies Level Distinction Using DNA Barcoding and DNA Metabarcoding

Increased public awareness of nutritional and health issues has resulted in the increasing consumption of food and herbal products made from the root of Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. M. Almeida ex Sanjappa & Predeep (kudzu vine) and P. montana var. thomsonii (Bent...

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Main Authors: Gaixia Zhang, Jinxin Liu, Mei Gao, Weijun Kong, Qing Zhao, Linchun Shi, Qiuling Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Pharmacology
Subjects:
Pueraria montana
DNA barcoding
DNA metabarcoding
identification
Gegen Powder
Yufeng Ningxin
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphar.2020.00336/full

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