Rapid and Simple Species Identification of Cicada Exuviae Using COI-Based SCAR Assay.

ABSTRACT: Cicadidae periostracum (CP), the medicinal name of cicada exuviae, is well-known insect-derived traditional medicine with various pharmacological effects, e.g., anticonvulsive, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, and anticancer effects; it is also beneficial for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. For appropriate CP application, accurate species identification is essential. The Korean pharmacopoeia and the pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China define Cryptotympana atrata as the only authentic source of CP. Species identification of commercially distributed CP based on morphological features, however, is difficult because of the combined packaging of many cicada exuviae in markets, damage during distribution, and processing into powder form. DNA-based molecular markers are an

SUBMITTER: Noh P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7143061 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature