| Title |
DNA barcoding detects contamination and substitution in North American herbal products
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medicine, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1741-7015-11-222 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Steven G Newmaster, Meghan Grguric, Dhivya Shanmughanandhan, Sathishkumar Ramalingam, Subramanyam Ragupathy |
| Abstract |
Herbal products available to consumers in the marketplace may be contaminated or substituted with alternative plant species and fillers that are not listed on the labels. According to the World Health Organization, the adulteration of herbal products is a threat to consumer safety. Our research aimed to investigate herbal product integrity and authenticity with the goal of protecting consumers from health risks associated with product substitution and contamination. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 88 | 25% |
| Canada | 40 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 26 | 7% |
| Australia | 9 | 3% |
| Netherlands | 9 | 3% |
| Thailand | 6 | 2% |
| France | 5 | 1% |
| Mexico | 4 | 1% |
| Spain | 4 | 1% |
| Other | 30 | 8% |
| Unknown | 136 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 242 | 68% |
| Scientists | 62 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 40 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 13 | 4% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 546 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 2% |
| Canada | 4 | <1% |
| India | 3 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Slovenia | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | <1% |
| Unknown | 515 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 99 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 79 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 73 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 67 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 31 | 6% |
| Other | 117 | 21% |
| Unknown | 80 | 15% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 187 | 34% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 75 | 14% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 11% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 36 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 20 | 4% |
| Other | 70 | 13% |
| Unknown | 97 | 18% |
Attention Score in Context
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#12,865
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Outputs from BMC Medicine
#23
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#51
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#1
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