Field Identification of Matricaria chamomilla using a Portable qPCR SystemZhengxiu Yang 1, Zheng Quan 2, Tiffany Chua 3, Leo Li 1, Yanjun Zhang 3, Silva Babajanian 2, Francesco Buongiorno 4, Isabella Della Noce 4, Lorenzo Colombo 4, Steven Newmaster 5, Tricia Chua 3, Peter Chang 3, Gary Swanson 3, Zhengfei Lu 2
1Herbalife NatSource (Hunan) Natural Products Co., Ltd., 2Corporate Quality Laboratory, Herbalife International of America, Inc., 3Corporate Quality, Herbalife International of America, Inc., 4Hyris Ltd, 5Natural Health Product Research Alliance, University of Guelph
Presented here is a protocol for field identification of Matricaria chamomilla using a portable qPCR system. This easy-to-perform protocol is ideal as a method to confirm the identity of a botanical species at locations where access to laboratory equipment and expertise is limited, such as farms and warehouses.
