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Chinese Medicine BioMedCentral Review Open Access Chemical markers for the quality control of herbal medicines: an overview Songlin Li, Quanbin Han, Chunfeng Qiao, Jingzheng Song, Chuen Lung Cheng and Hongxi Xu* Address: Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Hong Kong Jockey Club Institute of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong SAR, PR China Email: Songlin Li - slli@; Quanbin Han - qbhan@; Chunfeng Qiao - cfqiao@; Jingzheng Song - jzsong@; Chuen Lung Cheng - andrewch@; Hongxi Xu* - xuhongxi@ * Corresponding author Published: 28 June 2008 Received: 8 March 2008 Accepted: 28 June 2008 Chinese Medicine 2