Herbalism and germplasm of deltaleaf goldthread rhizome.
- Author:
Chunchu DAI
1
;
Yan WANG
;
Liangke SONG
;
Xiaofeng LI
;
Guantao DONG
;
Hao TANG
Author Information
1. Life Science and Engineering, College of Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
China;
Coptis;
classification;
Herbal Medicine;
history;
History, 21st Century;
History, Ancient;
Materia Medica;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
history;
Phylogeny;
Plants, Medicinal;
Rhizome;
classification
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2011;36(11):1534-1538
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through textual research of herbalism about Chinese Goldthread Rhizome in different periods of ancients and some modern study, and analysis on correlativity between its name and different germplasm, it showed that the knowledge level of quality of the medicinal materials was gradually increased in its historical record of application by the society improvement and increasing of requirements and population from producing area, diversity of character to germplasm resources. The materials name of Chinese Goldthread Rhizome was from unitary to diversity and referred to the rhizomes of all plants of Coptis in China, while Deltaleaf Goldthread Rhizome took an important role in the evolution of Chinese Goldthread Rhizome. The aim of the work was to provide a reference for the correlative study of phylogeny, individual distribution, ecological environment and medical resources.
