Herbalogical study of Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata(Fuzi).
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20200802.102
- Author:
Si-Han DONG
1
;
Jiang MENG
2
;
Wu MENG-HUA
1
;
Ma ZHI-GUO
1
;
Hui CAO
1
;
Ying ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. National Engineering Research Center for Modernization of Traditional Chinese Medicine Lingnan Resources Branch, Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine of Lingnan(Southern China), College of Pharmacy, Jinan University Guangzhou 510632, China.
2. School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University Guangzhou 510006, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata(Fuzi);
herbalogical study;
medical history
- MeSH:
Aconitum;
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/toxicity*;
Plant Extracts
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2020;45(22):5567-5575
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
As a most important Chinese materia medica, Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata(Fuzi) had been widely used in China for thousands of years. This herbalogical study was systematically performed based on variation characteristics of the naming, habitat, harvesting, processing and properties. The sharp toxicity of Fuzi had been well known since the spring and autumn period in the history, which was much earlier than that its medical properties was understood and applied. Sichuan province was regarded as the geo-authentic region of Fuzi all along, where the best quality goods could be provided for clinic use. The study showed the harvesting time of Fuzi was changing in different periods, and the possible effects were of climate change and artificial planting. The perishable characteris-tics of Fuzi severely limited its storage period; therefore, different kinds of storage methods were effectively used since Tang Dynasty. For thousands of years, Fuzi had been processed with various accessories to reduce toxicity, while simultaneously the study on processing mechanism was on going all the time. Fuzi was widely used in clinical practice to cure Yang depletion syndrome, which was based on its function of enhancing Yang and removing cold. Along with the further study on quality evaluation standard, Fuzi will probably get a much wider range of applications.
