Open AccessDNA barcoding identification of kadsurae caulis and spatholobi caulis based on internal transcribed spacer 2 region and secondary structure prediction
Author(s) -
Xiaoxue Yu,
Zhenwei Xie,
Junwei Wu,
Junfei Tao,
Xinjun Xu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.182162
Subject(s) - internal transcribed spacer , dna barcoding , medicinal herbs , traditional medicine , biology , medicine , phylogenetic tree , gene , evolutionary biology , genetics
Kadsurae Caulis and Spatholobi Caulis have very similar Chinese names. Their commodities were hard to distinguish because their stems were very alike after dried and processed. These two herbal drugs were often mixed in clinical use.