Abstract
Crude drug Angelicae acutilobae radix is one of the most important crude drugs in Japanese traditional medicine and is used mainly for the treatment of gynecological disorders. In the listing in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia XVIII, Angelicae acutilobae radix is defined as the root of Angelica acutiloba (Apiaceae), which has long been produced on an industrial scale in Japan. With the aging of farmers and depopulation of production areas, the domestic supply has recently declined and the majority of the supply is now imported from China. Due to having only slightly different morphological and chemical characteristics for the Apiaceae roots used to produce dried roots for Chinese medicines, the plant species originating the crude drug Apiaceae roots may be incorrectly identified. In particular, Angelicae sinensis radix, which is widely used in China, and Angelicae acutilobae radix are difficult to accurately identify by morphology and chemical profiles. Thus, in order to differentiate among Angelicae acutilobae radix and other radixes originated from Chinese medicinal Apiaceae plants, we established DNA markers. Using DNA sequences for the chloroplast psbA–trnH intergenic spacer and nuclear internal transcribed spacer regions, Angelicae acutilobae radix and other Chinese Apiaceae roots, including Angelicae sinensis radix, can be definitively identified.
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This research was supported by the Chubu University Grant (K) (Grant Number 22212K).
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Drs. Minami and Tsuchida supervised the research. Dr. Minami wrote the manuscript and analyzed the data. Dr. Tsuchida contributed to the collection of Angelica specimens. Mr. Tanaka, Mrs. Mori, and Dr. Fujii performed DNA analysis and data analysis.
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Minami, M., Tanaka, R., Mori, T. et al. Identification of Angelica acutiloba, A. sinensis, and other Chinese medicinal Apiaceae plants by DNA barcoding. J Nat Med (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11418-024-01796-0
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