Herbal Textual Research on Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220457
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中高良姜的本草考证
- Author:
Yuanyuan SUN
1
;
Jian FENG
1
;
Jianhe WEI
1
;
Zhilai ZHAN
2
;
Yangyang LIU
1
Author Information
1. Hainan Provincial Key Laboratory of Resources Conservation and Development of Southern Medicine，Hainan Branch of Institute of Medicinal Plant Development，Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College，Haikou 570311，China
2. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma;
herbal textual research;
famous classical formulas;
evolution of scientific name;
producing area;
quality evaluation;
traditional Chinese medicine processing
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(5):94-103
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
By reviewing ancient materia medica， medical books and modern literature， this paper conducted a systematic research on name， origin， scientific name evolution， producing area， quality， harvesting and processing methods of Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma. The results showed that Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma was first published in Mingyi Bielu， and its correct name was Gaoliangjiang. The mainstream origin of Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma used in the past dynasties is Alpinia officinarum， which is used to this day， while it used to be mixed with A. galanga because of the similar name and morphology. Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma produced in Danzhou and Leizhou was considered to be better in ancient times， and now it mainly produced in Guangdong， Guangxi and Hainan provinces. In addition， it has been concluded that Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma with reddish brown， sturdy and firm character， wrinkled skin， convex flesh， aromatic and spicy taste， and few branches is the best. In ancient times， Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma was commonly harvested in February and March， whereas it generally harvested in late summer or early autumn at present， and wild products are usually harvested before the rainy season in May. The main processing methods of Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma are cleansing and cutting， and some other methods are stir-frying or mixing with auxiliary materials. Based on the research results， it is suggested that the raw products of A. officinarum rhizomes or its processed products according to prescription requirements should be used in the development of famous classical formulas containing Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma.
