Textual research on the flowers of Buddleja officinalis
- VernacularTitle:密蒙花的本草考证
- Author:
Congcong QIN
1
;
Qinyuan DU
1
;
Zhaoshuang ZHAN
1
;
Jiafeng WANG
1
Author Information
1. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine，Jinan 250355，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
the flower of Buddleja officinalis;
textual research;
origins;
place of origin;
processing;
efficacy
- From:
China Pharmacy
2022;33(19):2423-2427
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The flowers of Buddleja officinalis has a long history of being used as a medicine and is widely used in clinical practice，mainly for the treatment of swelling and pain of eye ，afraid of seeing strong light ，easy to shed tears ，pannus. Since its development，there are many aliases and variant names ，and the origins and place of origin are confused and complicated . Based on this，the author researches the name ，origin，place of origin ，processing，taste and meridian tropism ，efficacy，functions and indications of B. officinalis flower by consulting ancient and modern literature . The results show that the name of B. officinalis floweris first recorded in the book KaibaoBencao of the Song Dynasty ，including many variant names such as “mimenghua” “yang’erduo”“dongbudiao”，etc.；the origins of it shall be the dried flowers or buds of B. officinalis Maxim.，which belongs to the family of Loganiaeeae ，stated in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia （2020 edition）.In ancient times ，B. officinalis flower is mainly produced in Sichuan ，Chongqing，Yunnan，Guizhou and other places ；the processing methods mainly include cleansing ，stir-frying， wine-frying，honey-frying，honey wine -frying，licorice-frying and so on . Nowadays，B. officinalis flower is mainly produced in Shanxi，Shaanxi，Gansu，Sichuan and other places ；the processing methods mainly include cleansing and honey -frying. About its taste andmeridian tropism ，the ancient herbal understanding is more consistent ，i.e. taste sweet ，flat or slightly cold ，non-toxic， passing through liver meridian channel ；the flower of B. officinalis is good at wind -expelling and blood -cooling therapy ，clearing liver and improving vision ，eliminating eye screens ；it can be used to treat eye diseases caused by heat evil of liver meridian .
