The aim of this paper is the application of terahertz (THz) spectroscopy combined with chemometrics techniques to distinguish poisonous and non-poisonous herbs which both have a similar appearance. Spectra of one poisonous and two non-poisonous herbs (Gelsemium elegans, Lonicera japonica Thunb, and Ficus Hirta Vahl) were obtained in the range 0.2–1.4 THz by using a THz time-domain spectroscopy system. Principal component analysis (PCA) was used for feature extraction. The prediction accuracy of classification is between 97.78 to 100%. The results demonstrate an efficient and applicative method to distinguish poisonous herbs, and it may be implemented by using THz spectroscopy combined with chemometric algorithms.
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Abstract of article is published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 85, No. 1, p. 176, January–February, 2018.
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Zhang, H., Li, Z., Chen, T. et al. Detection of Poisonous Herbs by Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy. J Appl Spectrosc 85, 197–202 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10812-018-0632-6
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