Identification Chart of Genuine and Counterfeit Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Hong Mingjie
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Publish Date: 1997-05-01
Features: This book includes 203 color photographs of specimens, covering 104 authentic species such as ginseng, Panax notoginseng, American ginseng, gastrodia elata, asarum, fritillaria, polygonum multiflorum, astragalus, dendrobium, sappan wood, caudalipedis, saffron, honeysuckle, evodia, cardamom, cordyceps, pearl, bear bile, gecko, calcareous concretions, antelope horn, musk, etc., 37 local customary items, and 225 counterfeit and confusable species, totaling 366. The identification of their authenticity is primarily based on their morphological characteristics, with some varieties also featuring microscopic identification of tissue powders or physicochemical identification, all described in text. At the end of the book, there are references, an index of Chinese names for authentic, customary, counterfeit, and confusable species, and an index of Latin names. This atlas adopts a picture-text comparison format, with lifelike images and detailed descriptions, making it a convenient and practical reference book for relevant personnel engaged in TCM inspection, production, business, clinical application, teaching, and scientific research for identification purposes.