Herbal Textual Research and Processing Historical Evolution of Rhododendri Mollis Flos
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211559
- VernacularTitle:闹羊花的本草考证及炮制历史沿革分析
- Author:
Xiao-hong GUO
1
;
Jing-wen FENG
1
;
Yao-deng WANG
2
;
Wen-hui WU
2
;
Hong-ping CHEN
1
;
Jing LENG
2
;
You-ping LIU
1
Author Information
1. State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources，School of Pharmacy， Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM），Chengdu 611137，China
2. Chongqing TCM Hospital，Chongqing 400021，China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
Rhododendri Mollis Flos;
Rhododendron molle;
herbal textual research;
historical evolution on processing;
visual analysis;
traditional Chinese medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2021;27(22):172-180
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In this paper， through the collection and collation of ancient materia medica， medical books and medical formulary， combining with modern literature， the historical changes of the name， origin， position， harvesting time， medicinal parts， toxicity， functions and indications， processing methods of Rhododendri Mollis Flos （RMF） were systematically combed and verified， so as to provide reference for clinical application， processing standard and basic research of RMF. According to textual research， RMF is the dried flower of Rhododendron molle. In each historical period， there are many aliases and local names， being with phenomenon of homonyms and synonyms. RMF is mostly wild and planted in a small amount， harvesting time is mostly in March to April. However， the harvesting flowering period is differently described as initial bloom， full bloom and extensive bloom. RMF was first recorded in Shennong Bencaojing (《神农本草经》)， but it did not mention its medicinal parts. Then the flowers， fruits， roots are be used as medicine， but flowers are still the main medicinal parts. RMF had a long processing history， included fried， vinegar-fried， wine-fried， steamed， wine-steamed， vinegar-steamed， and many other processing methods in ancient times. However， at present， only raw products are used in clinical practice， and only a few modern books retain the methods of stir-fried and wine-steamed， believing that the processing can reduce toxicity of RMF.
