title: Application of Spontaneous Photon Emission in the Growth Ages and Varieties Screening of Fresh Chinese Herbal Medicines.
abstract: Ultraweak photon emission emitted by all living organisms has been confirmed to be a noninvasive indicator for their physiological and pathological characteristics. In this study, we investigated the characteristics of spontaneous photon emission (SPE) and the contents of specific active compounds of roots and flowers buds of several fresh Chinese herbal medicines (natural medicines) with different growth ages and varieties. The results revealed that the contents of specific active compounds from same species herbs with different growth ages and varieties were significantly different, and this difference could be reflected by their SPE. Because the contents of specific bioactive constituents in Chinese herbs are closely related to their quality and curative effect, the SPE measurement technique may contribute to the quality control of Chinese herbal medicine in the future.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Xiaolei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of The Ministry of Health, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China.
authors.forename: Jingxiang
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3981-2271
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pang
authors.affiliation: Shandong Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Jialei
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China.
authors.forename: Meina
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5149-2194
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Sino-Dutch Centre for Preventive and Personalized Medicine/Centre for Photonics of Living Systems, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands; Meluna Research, Geldermalsen, Netherlands.
authors.forename: Eduard
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Van Wijk
authors.affiliation: Shandong Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Yanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Shandong Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China.
authors.forename: Hua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of The Ministry of Health, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China.
authors.forename: Yufeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, China; Shandong Medicinal Biotechnology Center, Key Laboratory for Biotech-Drugs of The Ministry of Health, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan 250062, China.
authors.forename: Jinxiang
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0227-9757
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han