Textual and information research of classical prescription Mijiao Pills.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20210501.101
- Author:
Xue-Er MENG
1
;
Yue ZHU
1
;
Yu-Hua DING
2
;
Jia-de BAI
3
;
Hua-Jun WEN
4
;
Hai-Rong WU
5
;
Bin YANG
6
;
Zhen-Yu ZHONG
3
;
Jin-Ao DUAN
1
;
Ming ZHAO
1
Author Information
1. Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization/National and Local Collaborative Engineering Center of Chinese Medicinal Resources Industrialization and Formulae Innovative Medicine , Key Laboratory of Chinese Medicinal Resources Recycling Utilization,National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine/Jiangsu Key Laboratory for High Technology Research of TCM Formulae,School of Pharmacy,Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine Nanjing 210023,China.
2. Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve Dafeng 224136,China.
3. Beijing Milu Ecological Experimental Center Beijing 100076,China.
4. Shishou Milu National Nature Reserve Shishou 434407,China.
5. Milu Garden of Qinhu National Wetland Park Taizhou 225500,China.
6. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700,China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cervi Cornu;
Chinese medicinal prescription;
Mijiao Pills;
information research
- MeSH:
Books;
China;
Cornus;
Humans;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
Prescriptions
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2021;46(14):3478-3486
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Elaphurus davidianus( Milu),a rare animal unique to China,has been used as medicine for more than a thousand years,but the extinction of Milu in modern times resulted in the unavailability of related medical products. Today,the reintroduction of Milu population makes it possible to restore its medicinal usage. The resource reserves of Cervi Cornu,the natural shedding product from Milu,are increasing with the expansion of the population,allowing it to be fully utilized in the medical field. Mijiao Pills,first recorded in Important Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergency( Bei Ji Qian Jin Yao Fang) by Sun Simiao in the Tang Dynasty,is the first Chinese medicinal prescription with Cervi Cornu as the sovereign medicinal,which is effective in tonifying. Its composition,preparation,efficacy and indications,and administration are described in detail in the Important Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold for Emergency,which however,have changed significantly over the thousands of years,seriously affecting the clinical application of this classical prescription and related product development. Therefore,the key information of this prescription should be systematically collated and summarized. According to the principles of textual research on key information in ancient classical prescriptions promulgated by relevant authorities,this paper reviewed ancient Chinese medical books of the past dynasties,modern literature,as well as the Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China( 2020 Version) to figure out such key information as the source,historical evolution,original plants and animals and their processing,dosage,preparation,and usage of Mijiao Pills. This paper aimed to provide a basis for the clinical application of Mijiao Pills and subsequent product development,thus facilitating the development and utilization of this precious medicinal animal resource.
