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ReviewJournal of natural products2026

Compendial Perspectives on Botanical Identity Testing.

Nandakumara D Sarma, Maria Monagas, Gabriel Giancaspro, Josef A Brinckmann, James Harnly, James Kababick, Holly Johnson, Pilar Pais, Stefan Gafner, Zhengfei Lu and 1 more

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Review in Journal of natural products, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Nandakumara D SarmaThe US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9083-6423
Maria MonagasThe US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.
Gabriel GiancasproThe US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP), Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.
Josef A BrinckmannThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5944-3776
James HarnlyThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-8334-2679
James KababickThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0009-0006-8431-2563
Holly JohnsonThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.
Pilar PaisThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0009-0006-7144-9560
Stefan GafnerThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5709-5683
Zhengfei LuThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.
Robin J MarlesThe USP Botanical Dietary Supplements and Herbal Medicines Expert Committee, Rockville, Maryland 20852, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-2268-838X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Quality control systems such as Good Agricultural and Collection Practices, current Good Manufacturing Practices, and regulations emphasize the importance of botanical identity verification for assuring safety and purported benefits. The inherent biological variability and chemical complexity of botanical raw materials, extracts, and fractions demand fit-for-purpose methods for the accurate identification and discrimination from confounding materials and adulterants. Compendial botanical identity testing comprises orthogonal procedures for morphological and chemical characterization; specifications and acceptance criteria versus reference standards; consistent nomenclature; and labeling. Pharmacopeial general chapters provide guidance on the system suitability and method validation tests needed for each matrix to demonstrate specificity and sensitivity.

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PlantsMolecular StructureQuality Control

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PMID41557965
PMCPMC12954745

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