Effects of drying processes on the chemical and physical properties of safflower: Towards a multidimensional quality evaluation model

Juan Li; Rui Wang; Cuiping Chen; Xulong Huang; Bin Xian; Tang Lv; Chaoxiang Ren; Qinghua Wu; Feiyan Wen; Jie Yan; Jin Pei

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0339180

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Effects of drying processes on the chemical and physical properties of safflower: Towards a multidimensional quality evaluation model

Juan Li ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Juan Li, Rui Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Rui Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Juan Li, Rui Wang

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft

Affiliation College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Cuiping Chen,

Roles Investigation, Validation

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Xulong Huang,

Roles Methodology, Validation

Affiliations College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Bin Xian,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Tang Lv,

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Chaoxiang Ren,

Roles Validation

Affiliations College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Qinghua Wu,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Feiyan Wen,

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Jie Yan ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: yanjie9@126.com (JY); peixjin@163.com (JP)

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9694-8722

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Jin Pei

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: yanjie9@126.com (JY); peixjin@163.com (JP)

Affiliations Chinese Medicine Germplasm Resources Innovation and Effective Uses Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, College of Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China, Key Laboratory of Standardization of Chinese Medicine (Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Ministry of Education, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Effects of drying processes on the chemical and physical properties of safflower: Towards a multidimensional quality evaluation model

Juan Li,
Rui Wang,
Cuiping Chen,
Xulong Huang,
Bin Xian,
Tang Lv,
Chaoxiang Ren,
Qinghua Wu,
Feiyan Wen,
Jie Yan

Published: January 2, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0339180

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