The potential value of DNA barcoding for the identification of medicinal plants and
authentication of traded plant materials has been widely recognized; however, a number of …

In the past decades, the use of traditional medicine has increased globally, leading to a
booming herbal medicine and dietary supplement industry. The increased popularity of …

The field of molecular biology has brought many innovations to biodiversity research, with
the emerging field of DNA barcoding, which is having a growing impact on plant …

Introduction Herbal medicines play an important role globally in the health care sector and in
industrialised countries they are often considered as an alternative to mono‐substance …

Herbal medicines and botanicals have long been used as sole or additional medical aids
worldwide. Currently, billions of dollars are spent on botanicals and related products, but …

DNA barcoding helps to identify the plant materials based on short, standardized gene
sequences in a rapid, accurate, and cost-effective manner. Recent reports reveal that DNA …

DNA barcoding is a widely accepted technique for the identification of plant materials, and
its application to the authentication of commercial medicinal plants has attracted significant …

DNA technology provides a powerful tool to complement chemical analyses for
authentication of Chinese medicinal plants and to ensure that herbal materials are not …

DNA barcoding methods originally developed for the identification of plant specimens have
been applied to the authentication of herbal drug materials for industrial quality assurance …

Highlights•Various molecular biology techniques were applied for DNA barcoding of
botanicals.•Well known genomic regions (matK, ITS, psbA-trnH, rbcL) were used for DNA …