Investigations and studies on medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province.
- Author:
Ding-Rong WAN
1
;
Ke-Li CHEN
;
Ya-Hua ZHAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: China; Conservation of Natural Resources; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; isolation & purification; therapeutic use; Humans; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; anatomy & histology; chemistry; classification; Selaginellaceae; anatomy & histology; chemistry; classification
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2005;30(19):1507-1510
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the species, the distribution and the utilization of the medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province.
METHODThrough field investigations and comparing the collected specimens and literatures, the classification and identification of the species in Hubei Province were studied.
RESULTThe results indicated that 15 species of plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei, including 14 medicinal and 1 newly recorded species existed. The distribution and use in folk medicine were investigated. And the morphological description of several species was appended.
CONCLUSIONThe results provided a basis for the exploitation and utilization of the medicinal plant resources of Selagingellaceae.
