Analysis of Varieties and Characteristics of Plant Tibetan Medicine in The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220217
- VernacularTitle:《藏药晶镜本草》植物类藏药资源及其特点
- Author:
Wangjia RENZHEN
1
;
Dangzhi WENCHENG
2
;
Qing-xiu HE
1
;
Qi-qi CHU
1
;
Nima GADENG
3
;
Yi ZHANG
4
;
Jia YU
1
Author Information
1. School of Ethnic Medicine，Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine（TCM），Chengdu 611137，China
2. College of Pharmacy，Qinghai Minzu University，Xining 810007，China
3. Tibetan Hospital of Tibet Autonomous Region，Lhasa 850004，China
4. Research Center of Ethnic Medicine Academic Inheritance and Innovation，Chengdu University of TCM，Chengdu 611137，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica;
plant resources;
data analysis;
Habitat distribution;
Tibetan medicine classification
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2022;28(4):163-171
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tibetan medicine is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine with a long history，complete theories and rich contents. As the core of the sustainable development of Tibetan medicine，the reserve of Tibetan medicine is an important strategic resource of the country. The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica is based on the classic book Crystal Pearl Materia Medica. Combined with modern Tibetan medicine，it has collected and introduced more than 1 430 Tibetan medicines and equipped with more than 1 200 colorful pictures of medicinal materials，which has important reference value for the research of Tibetan medicines and the establishment of quality standards. This paper starts from three perspectives of "data analysis-plant distribution-Tibetan medicine classification". Based on The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica，the database of plant Tibetan medicine was constructed and analyzed statistically，and the correlation between regional distribution，medicinal parts，altitude and medicinal properties of plant Tibetan medicine was explored. The results showed that The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica contained 711 plant medicines，involving 127 families and 368 genera. Angiosperms accounted for 94.1%，among which compositae had 34 genera and 74 species，occupying the first place. There are 10 medicinal parts of plant Tibetan medicine，of which 327 species （44.9%） use whole grass.The average altitude of Tibetan medicine is 3 500 m，among which 81.0% grow above 3 000 m.There is a relationship between altitude and medicinal parts and taste Classification of Tibetan medicines is usually based on the classification of the general drug name，Tibetan name，primitive and family. The analysis of plant medicine resource varieties in The Stainless Crystal Minrror：A Tibetan Materia Medica is beneficial to the effective utilization of Tibetan medicine plant resources.
