Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis 2015;5(5):277-284

doi:10.1016/j.jpha.2015.04.001

Species authentication and geographical origin discrimination of herbal medicines by near infrared spectroscopy:A review

Zhiguo YU

Keywords

Near infrared spectroscopy; Herbal medicine; Species authentication; Geographical origin discrimination; Quality control

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy as a rapid and nondestructive analytical technique, integrated with chemometrics, is a powerful process analytical tool for the pharmaceutical industry and is becoming an attractive complementary technique for herbal medicine analysis. This review mainly focuses on the recent applications of NIR spectroscopy in species authentication of herbal medicines and their geo-graphical origin discrimination.