An Appraisal of the Traditional Chinese Medicine Amber and Its Counterfeit
- VernacularTitle:中药琥珀及其伪品的鉴定
- Author:
Jiguang WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
1994;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Distinction between the traditional Chinese medicine amber and its counterfeit was studied by polarizing microscope and electron microscope, and trace clements analyse d by plasma spectroscopy. Results showed that the counterfcit of amber is opal, which contains the same thirty-five kinds of trace elements as coal amber. The total amount of Ca, Mg, Al,and Fe contained in opal is 10 to 70 times more than that contained in coal amber, whichcau provide a basis for the appraisal of coal amber and opal.
