Literature Survey on Edible Medicinal Plants in Lancang-Mekong Countries
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230213
- VernacularTitle:澜湄国家可作食用的药用植物文献调查
- Author:
Qingqing LI
1
;
Shuo WANG
2
;
Zijun ZHANG
3
;
Yuanchen ZHAO
4
;
Shihuan TANG
5
;
Zhiyong LI
1
;
Ping SONG
3
Author Information
1. College of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine， Jinan 250355， China
2. School of Ethnic Medicine， Yunnan Minzu University， Kunming 650031， China
3. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700， China
4. Academician Workstation， Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine， Nanchang 330004， China
5. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700， China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Lancang-Mekong countries;
Lancang River;
Mekong River;
medicinal plant;
edible;
traditional medicine
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(11):179-189
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Lancang-Mekong countries refer to the six countries that the Lancang-Mekong River flows through， including China， Laos， Myanmar， Thailand， Cambodia， and Vietnam. These countries are geographically adjacent with similar cultures and have long history of traditional medicine and high plant diversity. Since ancient times， medicinal plants have been introduced into China from the countries along the river， including a variety of medicinal plants with edible and healthcare values， which is an important way for the transnational circulation of medicinal resources. This paper briefly described the history and application of edible medicinal plants in the six Lancang-Mekong countries and summarized more than 150 edible medicinal plants from the other five countries except China. These 150 medicinal plants belong to 66 families such as Labiatae， and 12 species of them are used as edible medicinal plants in all the six countries. Further， we collected the information of these edible medicinal plants， including the origins， efficacy， indications， medicinal edible parts， edible values， and the traditional application of these plants in China. Some valuable edible medicinal plants in the other five countries are considered to have a promising prospect of application in China and may be introduced to China as new medicinal resources. These efforts will be conducive to the cooperation in traditional medicine among Lancang-Mekong countries.
