title: [Pharmacognostical identification of antelope horn(Cornu Saigae Tataricae) and its adulterants].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To provide appropriate information and scientific basis for identifying antelope horn (Saiga tatarica) contained in traditional Chinese patent medicines, and formulate relevant quality criteria through experiments.
  
  
  METHODS
  Conducting comparative identification of macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of antelope horn(Saige tatarica) and its adulterants (Procapra gutturosa, Pantholops hodgsoni, Ovis ammon and Capra hircus) and giving a comparative table and an indented key to the main characteristics.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There are remarkable differences between the authentic product and adulterants in both macroscopic and microscopic characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chinese Materia Medica, Liaoning College of TCM, Shenyang 110032, Liaoning, China.
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: R X
authors.initials: RX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ji
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004340:Drug Contamination; D006733:Horns / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D011208:Powders
chemical_list: D011208:Powders