Open AccessDNA-based simultaneous identification of three Terminalia species targeting adulteration
Author(s) -
Satyawati Sharma,
Neeta Shrivastava
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pharmacognosy magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-4062
pISSN - 0973-1296
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1296.185776
Subject(s) - terminalia arjuna , terminalia chebula , terminalia , traditional medicine , bark (sound) , internal transcribed spacer , biology , polymerase chain reaction , medicine , biochemistry , gene , ribosomal rna , ecology
Various parts of three Terminalia species, namely, Terminalia arjuna (stem bark), Terminalia bellirica (fruit), and Terminalia chebula (fruit) are widely known for their therapeutic principles and other commercial values. However, stem bark of T. bellirica and T. chebula along with Terminalia tomentosa are reported as adulterants of T. arjuna. Correct botanical identification is very critical for safe and effective herbal drugs. DNA-based identification approaches are advancing the conventional methods and sometime proved more beneficial.