Medicinal plant resources in Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China and Mongolia: a comparative study.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230514.101
- Author:
Xin-Xin WEI
1
;
Ze-Yuan ZHAO
2
;
Ting-Ting SHI
3
;
Chen de Ayusi DE
4
;
Shu-Ying SUN
5
;
Xiao-Bo ZHANG
3
;
Min-Hui LI
6
Author Information
1. Inner Mongolia Traditional Chinese & Mongolian Medical Research Institute Hohhot 010010, China Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010070, China.
2. Baotou Medical College Baotou 014040, China.
3. State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
4. Institute of Traditional Medicine and Technology of Mongolia Ulaanbaatar 999097-15141, Mongolia.
5. Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010070, China.
6. Inner Mongolia Traditional Chinese & Mongolian Medical Research Institute Hohhot 010010, China Inner Mongolia University Hohhot 010070, China Baotou Medical College Baotou 014040, China Inner Mongolia Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hohhot 010020, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Inner Mongolia;
Mongolia;
geographical detectors;
medicinal plant resources;
spatial correlation analysis
- MeSH:
Humans;
Plants, Medicinal;
Mongolia;
Climate;
Medicine, Mongolian Traditional;
China
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2023;48(15):4078-4086
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Inner Mongolia autonomous region of China and Mongolia are the primary regions where Chinese and Mongolian medicine and its medicinal plant resources are distributed. In this study, 133 families, 586 genera, and 1 497 species of medicinal plants in Inner Mongolia as well as 62 families, 261 genera, and 467 species of medicinal plants in Mongolia were collected through field investigation, specimen collection and identification, and literature research. And the species, geographic distribution, and influencing factors of the above medicinal plants were analyzed. The results revealed that there were more plant species utilized for medicinal reasons in Inner Mongolia than in Mongolia. Hotspots emerged in Hulunbuir, Chifeng, and Tongliao of Inner Mongolia, while there were several hotspots in Eastern province, Sukhbaatar province, Gobi Altai province, Bayankhongor province, Middle Gobi province, Kobdo province, South Gobi province, and Central province of Mongolia. The interplay of elevation and climate made a non-significant overall contribution to the diversity of plant types in Inner Mongolia and Mongolia. The contribution of each factor increased significantly when the vegetation types of Inner Mongolia and Mongolia were broadly divided into forest, grassland and desert. Thus, the distribution of medicinal plant resources and vegetation cover were jointly influenced by a variety of natural factors such as topography, climate and interactions between species, and these factors contributed to and constrained each other. This study provided reference for sustainable development and rational exploitation of medicinal plant resources in future.
