Herbal Textual Research on Coptidis Rhizoma in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211558
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中黄连的本草考证
- Author:
Chu-chu ZHANG
1
;
Si-hong LIU
1
;
Sha-sha LI
1
;
Yan DONG
1
;
Hua-min ZHANG
2
;
Wei ZHANG
2
;
Hua-sheng PENG
3
;
Qiu-jie CAI
4
;
Hong-jun YANG
5
;
Bing LI
2
;
Zhi-lai ZHAN
3
Author Information
1. Institute of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine （TCM），China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700，China
2. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700，China
3. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
4. Research Center for TCM Development，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
5. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formulas;
Coptidis Rhizoma;
herbal textual research;
origin;
processing;
genuine medicinal materials;
harvesting and processing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2022;28(10):275-285
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through the combing of ancient books of Chinese herbal medicine in the past dynasties， a textual research of Coptidis Rhizoma involved the name， origin， medicinal parts， producing area， quality evaluation， harvesting and processing methods in famous classical formulas was conducted in this paper. After textual research， the mainstream varieties of Coptidis Rhizoma in the Ranunculaceae family before Tang and Song dynasties were Coptis chinensis and C. chinensis var. brevisepala， after the Ming and Qing dynasties， C. deltoidea， C. teeta and C. omeiensis were gradually praised. In ancient times， the authentic producing area of Coptidis Rhizoma has the characteristics of gradually moving to the west. The eastern Coptidis Rhizoma was highly praised in the early stage， while in the later stage， western Coptidis Rhizoma like chicken feet was highly praised. In the early stage， western Coptidis Rhizoma probably originated from C. chinensis and its genus， while Coptidis Rhizoma like chicken feet was cultivated， and no wild species has been found so far. As Coptidis Rhizoma has mixed use of multiple origins in ancient books of past dynasties， based on the current shortage of market resources in C. teeta and C. deltoidea， there are also endangered and protected plants of C. chinensis var. brevisepala and C. omeiensis， combined with the mainstream medicines and resources of past generations， it is recommended to choose C. chinensis as the base of the formulas. In ancient times， there were many processing methods for Coptidis Rhizoma， such as frying and wine-， ginger-， honey-processed. In the process of developing famous classical formulas， the appropriate processing specifications of Coptidis Rhizoma should be selected based on the original source records and the requirements of the medicinal material.
