Complete plastomes serve as desirable molecular makers for precise identification of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Asparagaceae) and nine other congeneric species frequently utilized as its adulterants.

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The processed tuberous roots of Asparagus cochinchinensis (Asparagaceae), known as Asparagi Radix, have long been used in East Asia (particularly in China) as traditional medicines and play an indispensable role in the pharmaceutical industry. However, the frequent adulteration of Asparagi Radix with processed tuberous roots obtained from nine other congeneric species could potentially compromise the quality control measures for related pharmaceutical products, while also posing challenges to the conservation and rational exploitation of the nine adulterant congeneric species that are also used as traditional ethnomedicines. Given this issue, this study aims to develop a molecular authentication method for the accurate identification of A. cochinchinensis and the nine con

SUBMITTER: Guo X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924869 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature