Botanical Information Alpinia hainanensis K. Schum.
| Synonyms | Alpinia katsumadae Hayata | 
| Alpinia henryi K. Schum. | |
| Alpinia kainantensis Masam. | |
| Languas hainanensis (K. Schum.) Merr. | |
| Languas henryi (K. Schum.) Merr. | |
| Languas katsumadae (Hayata) Merr. | |
| Common name (en) | Cao Dou Kou | 
| Common name (ko) | 초두구 | 
| Common name (zh) | 草豆蔻 | 
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| Sample preparation | To 1 g of the powdered herbal drug add 5 mL of methylene chloride. Sonicate for 10 min. Centrifuge and use the supernatant | 
| Mobile phase | Ethyl acetate, toluene 7:93 (v/v) | 
| Derivatization | Spray with anisaldehyde solution and heat at 100°C for 3 min | 
| System Suitability Test (SST) | Under development | 
| Specific marker(s) | Under white light, after derivatization 
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																		ATLAS Method document of Alpinia hainanensis Image comparison of Alpinia hainanensis Image comparison of Alpinia hainanensis and related herbal drugs visionCATS data (CAMAG software)  |