Medicinal plants recommended by the world health organization: DNA barcode identification associated with chemical analyses guarantees their quality.

Medicinal plants are used throughout the world, and the regulations defining their proper use, such as identification of the correct species and verification of the presence, purity and concentration of the required chemical compounds, are widely recognized. Herbal medicines are made from vegetal dr...

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Main Authors: Rafael Melo Palhares, Marcela Gonçalves Drummond, Bruno Dos Santos Alves Figueiredo Brasil, Gustavo Pereira Cosenza, Maria das Graças Lins Brandão, Guilherme Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0127866