Medicinal plant resources of Illicium L.
- VernacularTitle:八角属药用植物资源
- Author:
Qi LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Illicium L;
medicinal plant;
resources investigation
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
1994;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Object To survey the worldwide medicinal plant resources of Illicium L Methods On the basis of herbarium, we studied on more than 10 000 speciemens of Illicium L from 121 Herbaria in 18 countries and the reviewed literature Results Fifteen species in Illicium L in the world belong to the medicinal plants, and they distribute in China, India, Burma and Vietnam In addition, the province scale distribution, habitat preference, and medicinal value are provided for each of the 15 medicinal plants Conclusion The medicinal plant resources of Illicium L from China are the most abundant in the world, and should be rationally exploited and widely utilized
