%0 Journal Article
%T Multispectral Imaging for Authenticity Identification and Quality Evaluation of <i>Flos carthami</i>
%A Cuiying Hu
%A Qingxia Meng
%A Ji Ma
%A Qichang Pang
%A Jing Zhao
%J Optics and Photonics Journal
%P 229-232
%@ 2160-889X
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/opj.2013.33037
%X <p style=\"text-align:justify;\" class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-GB\">T</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">he identification and quality evaluation of</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Flos carthami</span></i><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> were studied using tunable liquid spectral imaging instrument, to discuss the application range and advantages of spectral imaging technology in Chinese medicine identification </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">and quality control field</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">. The </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Flos carthami</span></i><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> was indentified by extracting the normalized characteristic spectral curves of </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Flos carthami</span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\">,<i> Crocus sativus</i></span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> and</span><i><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Dendranthema morifolium</span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\">,<i> </i>which </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">were</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> standard samples supplied by National Insti</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">tute for Drug Control. The </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">qualities of </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Flos carthamies</span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> collecting from different pharmacies were </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">evaluated by extrac</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">t</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">ing their normalized characteristic spectral curves. </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The i</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">maging spectrum testing system </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">wa</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">s </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">designed independently. </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">The spectral resolution </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">wa</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">s 5</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">nm, and the spectral range </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">wa</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">s from 400</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">nm to 680</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">nm. </span><span lang=\"EN-US\">The results show</span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ed</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> that the </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">nor</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">malized</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> </span><span lang=\"EN-GB\">characteristic spectral curve of </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Flos carthami </span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\">was significantly different from those of </span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">Crocus sativus</span></i><span lang=\"EN-US\">กฏ</span><span lang=\"EN-GB\"> and</span><i><span lang=\"EN-US\"> Den</span></i><i><span lang=\"EN-US\">dranthema
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%K Flos carthami&lt
%K /i&gt
%K Spectral Imaging
%K Rapid Identification
%K Quality Evaluation
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=34539