Review: DNA Barcoding and Chromatography Fingerprints for the Authentication of Botanicals in Herbal Medicinal Products

Table 1

Examples of polyherbal HMPs.

Polyherbal product	Medicinal value	Composition	References
Xue-Fu-Zhu-Yu decoction	Treatment of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, lowering the level of cholesterol in serum	Paeonia lactiflora, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Citrus aurantium Carthamus tinctorius, Prunus persica,and Bupleurum falcatum	Zhang and Cheng [65]
Ayurved Siriraj Prasachandaeng	Antipyretic drug	Myristica fragrans, Citrus aurantifolia, Bouea macrophylla, Knema globularia, Caesalpinia sappan, Conioselinum univitatum, Dracaena loureiri, Kaempferia galanga, Mesua ferrea, Jasminum sambac, and Mammea siamensis Nelumbo nucifera	Akarasereenont et al. [66]
Ge-Gen Decoction	Treatment of common cold, fever, and influenza.; It is also used for the treatment of different diseases, such as cervical spondylosis and primary dysmenorrhea	Pueraria Radix (Gegen), Ephedrae Herba (Mahuang),; Cinnamomi Ramulus (Guizhi), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Preparata (prepared Gancao), Paeoniae Radix Alba Preparata (prepared Shaoyao), Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang), and Jujubae Fructus (Dazao).	Yan et al. [67]
Danggui-Shaoyao-San (DSS)	Treatment of gynaecological disorder such as amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea	Radix Paeoniae alba, Radix Angelica sinensis, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Poria cocos, Rhizoma Atractylodis macrocephalae, and Rhizoma Alismatis	Chen et al. [68]
Shrishadi	To treat infectious respiratory disorders	Albizia lebbeck, Cyprus rotan, and Solanum xanthocarpum	Kajaria et al. [69]
Hongdoushan capsule	Treatment of ovarian and breast cancers	Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch., Panax Ginseng, Taxus chinensis var. mairei	Zhu et al. [70]