ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
Application of Spontaneous Photon Emission in the Growth Ages and Varieties Screening of Fresh Chinese Herbal Medicines.
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- The application and trend of ultra-weak photon emission in biology and medicine.Frontiers in chemistry · 2023Review
- A biophoton method for identifying the quality states of fresh Chinese herbs.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
- Recent advances and effective strategies in the discovery and applications of natural products.RSC advances · 2018Review
- Spectrum of spontaneous photon emission as a promising biophysical indicator for breast cancer research.Scientific reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
Ultraweak photon emission emitted by all living organisms has been confirmed to be a noninvasive indicator for their physiological and pathological characteristics. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of spontaneous photon emission (SPE) and the contents of specific active compounds of roots and flowers buds of several fresh Chinese herbal medicines (natural medicines) with different growth ages and varieties. The results revealed that the contents of specific active compounds from same species herbs with different growth ages and varieties were significantly different, and this difference could be reflected by their SPE. Because the contents of specific bioactive constituents in Chinese herbs are closely related to their quality and curative effect, the SPE measurement technique may contribute to the quality control of Chinese herbal medicine in the future.
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