Dao-di herbs and its change of cultivated origin place.
- Author:
Xiangcai MENG
1
;
Shilin CHEN
;
Xijun WANG
Author Information
1. Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin 150040, China. mengxiangcai000@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
standards;
supply & distribution;
Geography;
Plants, Medicinal;
genetics;
growth & development;
Quality Control
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(13):1687-1692
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The origin place change is an almost universal rule for many Chinese medicines according to the formation and change history of ancient and recent Dao-di herbs. Among them, the quality and output are the essence and driving force of the formation and change of Dao-di herbs origin place. More and more species and quantities of Chinese medicine were cultivated along with development of Chinese medicine and modern manufacturing technology, and its production regions far exceed natural location zones, the rationality of origin place change should be based on drug quality evaluation. Under the guidance of the formation mode of Dao-di herbs, characteristics of Dao-di herbs were summarized, its characteristics and applied limits were suggested, some traditional Chinese medicinal materials only with higher output, cultivated materials in distribution area for wild, or materials with poor genetic resources failing to answer with Dao-di herbs. Chinese medicines authenticity should strengthen the study of germplasm and drug quality assessment, the suitability of producing area should be assessed according to output and quality under the guidance of suitable locations regionalization.