Herbal Textual Research on Farfarae Flos in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230354
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中款冬花的本草考证
- Author:
Tao WANG
1
;
Xiaoying DING
1
;
Hengyang LI
1
;
Qi AN
1
;
Zijing XUE
1
;
Huikang ZHANG
1
;
Yuguang ZHENG
1
;
Zhilai ZHAN
2
;
Dan ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy，Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Technology Innovation Center of Hebei Province，Hebei University of Chinese Medicine，Shijiazhuang 050200，China
2. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formulas;
Farfarae Flos;
name;
origin;
producing areas;
traditional Chinese medicine processing;
herbal textual research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2024;30(4):67-76
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
By consulting ancient and modern literature， the herbal textual research of Farfarae Flos has been conducted to verify the name， origin， producing area， quality evaluation， harvesting and processing methods， so as to provide reference for the development and utilization of the famous classical formulas containing Farfarae Flos. According to the research， the results showed that Farfarae Flos was first described as a medicinal material by the name of Kuandonghua in Shennong Bencaojing（《神农本草经》）， and the name was used and justified by later generations. The main origin was the folwer buds of Tussilago farfara， in addition， the flower buds of Petasites japonicus were used as medicine in ancient times. The ancient harvesting time of Farfarae Flos was mostly in the twelfth month of the lunar calendar， and the modern harvesting time is in December or before the ground freeze when the flower buds have not been excavated. Hebei， Gansu， Shaanxi are the authentic producing areas with the good quality products. Since modern times， its quality is summarized as big， fat， purple-red color， no pedicel is better. Processing method from soaking with licorice water in the Northern and Southern dynasties to stir-frying with honey water followed by micro-fire in the Ming dynasty， and gradually evolved to the modern mainstream processing method of honey processing. Based on the research results， it is suggested that the dried flower buds of T. farfara， a Compositae plant， should be selected for the development of famous classical formulas containing Farfarae Flos， and the corresponding processed products should be selected according to the specific processing requirements of the formulas， and raw products are recommended for medicinal use without indicating processing requirements.
