Patent ID: 6803215
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: C12Q

Abstract:
A method for determining whether a given herbal material is that of Panax gingseng, Panax quinquefolius, Panax notoginseng (Burk), Panax japonicus major, Panax japonicus, Panax trifolius, Mirabilis jalapa L., or Panax acinosa Roxb, the method comprising the steps of:(i) extracting nucleic acid from the herbal material; (ii) amplifying a polymorphic region of the extracted nucleic acid using at least two different oligonucleotide primers that flank the polymorphic region; (iii) resolving amplified products according to their size; (iv) detecting the amplified products; and (v) comparing the amplified products with known amplification products of herbal material, thereby determining whether the herbal material is that of Panax gingseng, Panax quinquefolius, Panax notoginseng (Burk), Panax japonicus major, Panax japonicus, Panax trifolius, Mirabilis jalapa L., or Panax acinosa Roxb, or whether the herbal material is from another source, wherein the extracted nucleic acid comprises a nucleic acid selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2.