title: [Market survey and identification of hippocampus (Haima)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To clarify the commercial original species of hippocampus in the market.
  
  
  METHODS
  Field survey and interview were applied to the investigation.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Present study identified the main commercial hippocampus of 13 species, including Pharmacopoeia contained four kinds of hippocampus (without Hippocampus japonicus) listed in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and the identification method for the 13 kinds of commercially hippocampus was established.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The further research on hippocampus should be strengthened for the establishment of hippocampal quality control standard.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, China.
authors.forename: Long-Lian
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Jun-De
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: De-Guang
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Jin-Lin
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D023701:Smegmamorpha / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*