title: [Pharmacognostic identification of Centipeda minima].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To conduct pharmacognostic identification of Centipeda minima.
  
  
  METHODS
  To conduct characteristic identification, micro-identification and TLC identification of Centipeda minima.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We established a systematic pharmacognostic identification method including characteristic identification, micro-identification and TLC identification.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Brevilin is used as chemical reference firstly in TLC identification of Centipeda minima, and combined with characteristic identification and micro-identification, it will raise the rapidity and accuracy of the identification of Centipeda minima.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Traditional Chinese Medicine Resource and Compound Prescription Hubei College of TCM, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430061, China. hezh_wu@163.com
authors.forename: He-zhen
authors.initials: HZ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Lun-qiang
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: He-ming
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yan-fang
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D019659:Asteraceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000166:cytology; D018547:Plant Stems / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000166:cytology; D011208:Powders; D011786:Quality Control
chemical_list: D011208:Powders