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SUBMITTER: Chen R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3518818 | biostudies-other | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Chen Rong R Dong Juan J Cui Xin X Wang Wei W Yasmeen Afshan A Deng Yun Y Zeng Xiaomao X Tang Zhuo Z
Scientific reports 20121211
Chinese patent medicines (CPM) are highly processed and easy to use Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The market for CPM in China alone is tens of billions US dollars annually and some of the CPM are also used as dietary supplements for health augmentation in the western countries. But concerns continue to be raised about the legality, safety and efficacy of many popular CPM. Here we report a pioneer work of applying molecular biotechnology to the identification of CPM, particularly well refin ...[more]