Herbal textual analysis of Caryophylli flos
10.3760/cma.j.cn115398-20210617-00142
- VernacularTitle:中药丁香的本草考证
- Author:
Yu WU
1
;
Rong ZHAO
;
Ying YU
;
Yannan WANG
;
Yang YANG
;
Chang LIU
;
Chen WANG
Author Information
1. 辽宁中医药大学药学院，大连 116600
- Keywords:
Caryophylli flos;
Caryophylli fructus;
Distinction between the two;
Origin of introduction history;
Textual research on materia medica;
Chemical compositio
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2022;44(8):841-845
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The ancient herbal books, and literatures were reviewed, and the textual research and origin of Caryophylli flos were explored from the differences between Caryophylli flos and Caryophylli fructus, the alias of Caryophylli flos and Caryophylli fructus, the origin and introduction of Caryophylli flos, and its efficacy and indications. The results indicated that Caryophylli flos and Caryophylli fructus were different from each other in terms of synonyms, chemical components and pharmacological effects. Caryophylli flos was brought to China as a spice in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and the efficacy of Caryophylli flos was almost same in ancient and modern time. Caryophylli flos is widely used in digestive and dental diseases, and Caryophylli flos is also one of the seven natural spices, which can be used for food preservation.
