Textual research on change of medicinal parts and herbal medicine of Prunella vulgaris.
- Author:
Yuhang CHEN
1
;
Qiaosheng GUO
;
Chengya WANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: China; Drug Therapy; history; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; administration & dosage; analysis; history; Herbal Medicine; history; History, Ancient; Humans; Prunella; chemistry
- From: China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica 2010;35(2):242-246
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the herbal medicine of Prunella vulgaris by textual researches, and provide a theoretical basis for clinical medication, exploitation and protection of wild P. vulgaris resources.
METHODTextual research on medicinal works of past dynasties and field work were adopted.
RESULTThe natural distributions of P. vulgaris were concentrated distribution in Sichuan province, Huaihe river basin, and Middle-Lower Yangtze river valley in Chinese history. The indications of P. vulgaris in ancient and modern times were basically identical. While there were difference between the medicinal parts, harvest period and processing methods existed difference between ancient and modern.
CONCLUSIONThree periods that whole grass of P. vulgaris as medicinal parts (from late Ming dynasty to late Qing dynasty and early stage of Republic of China), both whole grass and spicas as medicinal parts (from mid-term Republic of China to 1963), and the semi-maturity or maturity of spicas as medicinal parts (from 1963 to today) existed. The processing method for medicinal parts of P. vulgaris adopted sun drying and shady drying in ancient China, but only the sun drying was only used in modern times.