Textual research on Chinese herbaceous peony in Chinese classical prescriptions.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20191009.110
- Author:
Jia-Chen ZHAO
1
;
Qian-Qian WENG
2
;
Yue ZHANG
3
;
Wei ZHANG
4
;
Hua-Sheng PENG
5
;
Hong-Jun YANG
6
;
Zhi-Lai ZHAN
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs Breeding Base,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
2. State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs Breeding Base,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China Academician Workstation of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004,China.
3. State Key Laboratory of Dao-di Herbs Breeding Base,National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Zhenghzou 450046.
4. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
5. Anhui University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012,China.
6. Office of Academic Research,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chinese classical prescriptions;
Chinese herbaceous peony;
textual research on materia medica
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/history*;
History, 15th Century;
History, 16th Century;
History, 17th Century;
History, Medieval;
Humans;
Paeonia;
Phytotherapy;
Plants, Medicinal
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2019;44(24):5496-5502
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In this paper,the name,origin,producing area,harvesting and processing changes of Paeonia lactiflora used in classical prescriptions were studied by textual research of herbal medicine and field investigation. Chinese herbaceous peony wasn' t distinguished before the Northern and Southern Dynasties; Tao Hongjing proposed that there were two kinds of P. lactiflora in the Northern and Southern Dynasties,but they were not clearly defined; since the Song and Yuan Dynasties,the method of distinguishing P. lactiflora by flower color and root color was proposed. In the Ming Dynasty,people put forward the criteria similar to modern ones,that is,to divide red peony and white peony by means of harvesting and processing,and to continue for future generations. Since modern times,different growth patterns and processing methods have been used to classify red peony and white peony. Paeoniae Radix Alba has gradually formed three major cultivation genuine producing areas: Hangzhou,Sichuan and Bozhou,while Paeoniae Radix Rubra in modern times has praised the wild medicinal materials produced in Inner Mongolia,Toronto and other places. According to textual research,Paeoniae Radix Alba was highly praised in Song Dynasty. When people in Song Dynasty revised the previous literature,they changed " Shaoyao" into " Baishao" and continued to use Paeoniae Radix Alba for future generations. Therefore,the origin of P. lactiflora in classical prescriptions before the Song Dynasty should be determined by the combination of prescription function and prescription meaning evolution; After the Song Dynasty,the origins of " Red Paeonia Root" and " White Paeonia Root" in prescriptions are basically the same as those in today's prescriptions,which should be recorded in ancient prescriptions. For the medicinal flavor of " Paeonia Root" recorded in prescriptions after the Song Dynasty,the origins can be determined by functional domination and the evolution of prescriptions.
