Herbal Textual Research on Lablab Semen Album in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20220555
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中白扁豆的本草考证
- Author:
Meiquan YANG
1
;
Yingmei ZUO
1
;
Tianmei YANG
1
;
Zongliang XU
1
;
Zhilai ZHAN
2
;
Jinyu ZHANG
1
Author Information
1. Institute of Medicinal Plants，Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Kunming 650201，China
2. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formulas;
Lablab Semen Album;
origin;
medicinal parts;
quality evaluation;
traditional Chinese medicine processing;
herbal textual research
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(8):116-124
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In this paper， the name， origin， quality evaluation， producing area and processing methods of Lablab Semen Album in the famous classical formulas were researched by reviewing the ancient materia medica， medical books， prescription books and modern literature. The results showed that the name of Lablab Semen Album in the past dynasties was mostly derived from its shape and color， called Biandou and Baibiandou. The mainstream origin used in the past dynasties was Lablab purpureus， the medicinal parts were mainly white mature seeds， with the addition of the leaves in the Song dynasty and the flowers in the Ming dynasty. Since modern times， the authentic producing areas of Lablab Semen Album are Suzhou， Zhejiang and other places， and now mainly produced in Chuxiong and Xinping， Yunnan and Panzhihua， Sichuan. The traditional quality evaluation of Lablab Semen Album is evaluated as large， solid， full and white. The harvesting time of this herb is recorded from the eighth to the ninth lunar month in related literature， the pods are picked when the seeds are ripe， and the seeds are dried in the sun. In ancient times， the processing of Lablab Semen Album mainly consisted of frying the seeds with skin and then pulverizing for use， or soaking and peeling seeds for raw use. Based on the conclusion of the textual research， it is recommended that the seeds or flowers of the white flowering plants of L. purpureus， a member of the leguminosae， should be used in the famous classical formulas， and the dried seeds or dried flowers of Lablab Semen Album can be used as medicine if the formula did not clearly indicate processing requirements.
