Varieties textual research, resource investigation and identification of commercial drugs on Cuscutae Semen.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.2017.0150
- Author:
Zhi-Gui WU
1
;
Xiao-Mei FU
1
;
Shu-Yao WU
2
;
Yang LI
2
;
Bin XIE
2
;
Rui-Lin CHEN
2
;
Cui-Sheng FAN
2
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330004, China.
2. Fan Cuisheng Studio of Famous Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Nanchang 330006, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cuscutae Semen;
identification of commercial drugs;
resource investigation;
varieties textual research
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2017;42(19):3831-3835
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through the textual research, resource investigation, literature reviews (including Flora of China, municipal Flora, pharmacopoeia of China and municipal drug standards) and identification of commercial drugs on Cuscutae Semen, it was found the species described in the herbal textual was Cuscuta chinensis, with good quality from Shandong and Henan Province. The identification of commodities showed the majority drugs were from C. australis, varied from the ancient herbal textuals .Mordern literature reviews indicate that it was necessary to strengthen the research on Cuscutae Semen from C. australis, C. chinensis and C. japonica because of their differences in resources, macroscopical and microscopical characters, while wrong descriptions in some literatures. It was suggested that the two species (C. australis and C. chinensis) should be separated in pharmacopoeia of China. The study provides scientific basis for the development and utilization of Cuscutae Semen.
