Decipherment of herb medicine Nanwuweizi and Wuweizi in Chinese ancient literature.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20190701.111
- Author:
Hui-Juan LI
1
;
Peng CHE
1
;
Xue-Ping WEI
1
;
Yao-Dong QI
1
;
Zhen YIN
2
;
Hai-Tao LIU
1
;
Ben-Gang ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substances and Resources Utilization of Chinese Herbal Medicine,Ministry of Education,Institute of Medicinal Plant Development,Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,Peking Union Medical College Beijing 100193,China.
2. Guangzhou Baiyunshanzhongyi Pharmaceutical Company Limited Guangzhou 510530,China.
- Publication Type:Systematic Review
- Keywords:
Nanwuweizi;
Wuweizi;
ancient literatures of materia medica;
distribution of producing areas;
source plant
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/history*;
Herbal Medicine/history*;
History, Ancient;
Materia Medica;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Phytotherapy;
Plants, Medicinal;
Schisandra
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(18):4053-4059
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Nanwuweizi( Schisandrae Sphenantherae Fructus) and Wuweizi( Schisandrae Chinensis Fructus) have long-term history of use as common traditional Chinese medicines since the Eastern Han Dynasty( AD.25-220 year).However their information are always confused in ancient literature because they were both used as " Wuweizi". Nanwuweizi and Wuweizi are faced with problems such as confused distribution of producing areas,unclear source plants and efficacy characteristics,which limit modern resource development and application. Based on ancient literatures of materia medica,this study conducted a systematic review from several aspects,i.e. the name,distribution of producing areas,source plants,efficacy characteristics and processing of the two medicines in ancient time. This study clarified five main aspects,as following,ancient production areas and corresponding modern distribution areas; source plants used for medicinal purposes in ancient time; application period and application scope; efficacy characteristics in clinical application;processing method. This study provides a reference for evaluating the quality and for their clinical application and reasonable development of Nanwuweizi and Wuweizi.
