2.1 Plant materials
TH samples from SS and FXS were collected from Wuzhou of Guangxi
Province in China. Three duplicates of TH samples from two hosts were
examined. The botanical origins of the materials were authenticated by
Professor Xun-Hong Liu (Department for Authentication of Chinese
Medicines, School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine,
Nanjing, China). Voucher specimens were deposited in the laboratory of
Chinese medicine identification, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
The medicinal parts were gathered, washed with PBS, frozen in liquid
nitrogen, and refrigerated at –80 °C.