Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Research Article

A New Strategy for Quality Evaluation and Identification of Representative Chemical Components in Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.

Table 3

Fingerprint similarity for 25 batches of RHSW.
NumberCollection locationSimilarity degree
(1)Kunming, Yunnan0.48
(2)Changchun, Jilin0.995
(3)Tongrentang, Anhui0.999
(4)Tongrentang, Beijing0.994
(5)Dabashan, Sichuan0.985
(6)Bozhou, Anhui0.995
(7)Huoshan, Anhui0.99
(8)Yuncheng, Shanxi0.993
(9)Shantou. Guangzhou0.997
(10)Zhaoqing, Guangzhou0.994
(11)Yulin, Guangxi0.999
(12)Yulinhong, Guangxi0.977
(13)Yancheng, Jiangsu0.67
(14)Baoding, Heibei0.953
(15)Shijiazhuang, Heibei0.99
(16)Taihang, Henan0.997
(17)Yichang, Hubei0.971
(18)Xichang, Sichuan0.987
(19)Leping, Guizhou0.982
(20)Liupanshui, Guizhou0.99
(21)Wangmo, Guizhou0.976
(22)Zhenping, Guizhou0.994
(23)Qianxi, Guizhou0.993
(24)Qianjiang, Chongqing0.994
(25)Baoji, Shanxi0.997
RHSW: raw Polygonum multiflorum Thunb.