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Table 1 Categories of herbal formulations (teas, capsules, tablets and emulsion) submitted to different analysis, and their codes applied for unique (U) or multiple (M) ingredients. Abbreviations: C-capsules; T-teas; Tb-Tablets; E-emulsion

From: Authentication of milk thistle commercial products using UHPLC-QTOF-ESI + MS metabolomics and DNA metabarcoding

Type of formulation

Unique

ingredient (U)

Multiple

ingredients (M)

Teas

PA7 (T2/U4)

PA1 (T1/M1)

PA10 (T3/U6)

PA12 (T4/M6)

 

PA13 (T5/M7)

 

PA14 (T6/M8)

 

PA18 (T7/M11)

Tablets

PA2 (Tb1/U1)

PA16 (Tb5/M10)

PA3 (Tb2/U2)

 

PA5 (Tb3/U3)

 

PA9 (Tb4/U5)

 

PA17 (Tb6/U7)

 

Capsules

 

PA4 (C1/M2)

 

PA6 (C2/M3)

 

PA8 (C3/M4)

 

PA11 (C4/M5)

Emulsion

 

PA15 (E/M9)