The Real Name of Oreoselinum In Chinese is Fanggui
- VernacularTitle:防葵，当为防癸也
- Author:
Weihao LIN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
oreoselinum;
Fanggui;
Gui;
water;
origin;
clinical efficacy
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2014;(2):132-133,136
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
[Objective] Attempt to find the correlative evidences to prove that oreoselinum’s real name is Fanggui in Chinese by the study of plant appearance, origin, clinical efficacy and other aspects. [Methods]By analyzing and referring to the pertinent information in ancient and modern literature about oreoselinum, such as history, appearance, origin, clinical efficacy, this paper wil discuss it that oreoselinum’s real name is Fanggui in Chinese with the related theory of traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese ancient philosophy. [Results]By the study of misunderstandings on explanation about why oreoselinum is named Fangkui from Tang Materia Medica and its clinical efficacy and relative information about the other two similar Chinese Berbal medicines---Saposhnikovia Divaricata and Radix Stephaniae Tetrandrae, the paper has found out enough proofs to prove it.[Conclusion] Oreoselinum, its real name should be Fanggui rather than Fangkui. Although the difference between the two is only a word---or some people may think it is not worth doing because it is just a name. However, from the point of view of traditional Chinese medicine and the historical research, this proof has its important meaning.
