Identification of Microscopic Characteristics of Amomum villosum from Different Habitats and Its Adulterants / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE：To identify Amomum villosum from different habitats and its adulterants. METHODS ：Through the identification methods of microscopic characteristics ，microscopic characteristics maps of 9 batches of A. villosum from genuine producing areas ，domestic commercially available A. villosum and its adulterants were obtained. The feature maps were extracted digitally and analyzed by SPSS 21.0 software. RESULTS ：Commercially available A. villosum was mainly from Guangdong ， Guangxi，Yunnan and Fujian ；the collected adulterants of A. villosum included A. villosum Lour. var. xanthioides T.L.Wu et Senjen ， A. aurantiacum H. T. Tsai et S. W. Zhao and other A. species from Yunnan Xishuangbanna ， Laos and Myanmar. Under the microscope，it was observed that microscopic characteristics of surface （such as exocarp color ，prickle，non-glandular hairs ， endocarp color ，endocarp oil chamber ） of A. villosum from different habitats and its adulterants were different. There was statistically significant difference in fruit width values and endocarp oil point diameter among all samples （P＜0.05）. CONCLUSIONS：The microscopic characteristics maps of A. villosum from different habitats and its adulterants by the microscopic characteristics identification methods will make up for the deficiency of traditional experience identification. The quantitative analysis of micro-property and the establishment of micro-property database of A. villosum can provide reference for the property identification and quality control of this medicinal material.