[Application of stereoscopy on edible birds nest identification]


ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
[Article in Chinese]
Lin JR,
Zhou H,
Lai XP.

Guangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510130, China.
OBJECTIVE: To study the feasibility of using stereoscopy in identification on Edible Bird’s Nest (EBN). METHOD: Characteristics of white EBN pieces, red EBN, white fungus pieces and EBN painted with colloid were observed under stereoscopy. RESULTS: EBN pieces could be distinguished from white fungus pieces under stereoscope. The former is semitransparent and has more fine cracks; the latter is opaque and without fine cracks. EBN painted with colloid can be distinguished under stereoscopy too. The characteristics include: (1) the surface lines were not clear; (2) feathers were plastered on the surface. CONCLUSIONS: Stereoscopy can be used in identification of EBN, especially in general investigation of commercials.

PMID: 16850715 [PubMed – in process]

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