Herbal Textual Research on Ephedrae Herba in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20212048
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中麻黄的本草考证
- Author:
Heng-yang LI
1
;
Xiao-ying DING
1
;
Dan ZHANG
1
;
Qi AN
1
;
Yan JIN
2
;
Zhi-lai ZHAN
2
;
Yu-guang ZHENG
1
Author Information
1. Traditional Chinese Medicine Processing Technology Innovation Center of Hebei Province， College of Pharmacy，Hebei University of Chinese Medicine，Shijiazhuang 050200，China
2. Sate Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Dao-di Herbs，National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formulas;
Ephedrae Herba;
hebral textual research;
medicinal part;
harvesting and processing;
processing methods;
origin
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2022;28(10):102-110
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Ephedrae Herba is a commonly used medicine for dispersing wind and cold， which has a long medicinal history. By referring to the herbal literature， medical books and prescription books， this paper intends to carry out herbal textual research on the name， origin， medicinal part， producing area， harvesting and processing methods of Ephedrae Herba in famous classical formulas， in order to provide the basis for the development of relevant famous classical formulas. According to textual research， the main base of ancient Ephedrae Herba was Ephedra sinica. The medicinal part is the herbaceous stems of Ephedrae Herba. Before the Northern and Southern dynasties， the origin of the records was Jindi and Hedong， which is now Shanxi province. In the Northern and Southern dynasties and later generations， the producing area expanded， and now it is mainly distributed in Hebei， Shanxi， Shaanxi， Inner Mongolia， Gansu， Liaoning and other places， among which Inner Mongolia is the main producing area. The harvesting and processing methods in the past dynasties are to harvest the stems in autumn， dry them in the shade or air to 70%-80% dry， and then dry them in the sun. The processing methods in the past dynasties mainly include removing the knots， wine-fried， honey-fried， processing with vinegar and so on， at present， only honey-fried is still in use. Based on the research results， it is suggested that Ephedrae Herba in famous classical formulas should be selected the dry herbaceous stems of E. sinica. If the processing requirements are not indicated， it is suggested to use raw products of Ephedrae Herba.
