Herbal Textual Research on Eucommiae Cortex in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20230355
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中杜仲的本草考证
- Author:
Qingqing WANG
1
;
Haiyan ZHOU
1
;
Xu ZHOU
1
;
Qi ZHANG
2
;
Danyang JIA
1
;
Xingsong LU
1
;
Suping XIAO
1
;
Jianxin ZHOU
1
;
Meng CHEN
1
;
Zhilai ZHAN
3
Author Information
1. China National Traditional Chinese Medicine Co. Ltd.，Beijing 102600，China
2. Beijing City University，Beijing 100094，China
3. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formulas;
Eucommiae Cortex;
herbal textual research;
origin;
producing area;
traditional Chinese medicine processing;
Sanbitang
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2023;29(19):88-96
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In order to provide the basis for the development of famous classical formulas， the name， origin， quality evaluation， harvesting and processing of Eucommiae Cortex were systematically researched by consulting the ancient herbal and medical books， combining with the modern literature. According to the textual research， materia medica in the past dynasties used Eucommiae Cortex as the correct name. Combined with characteristics， origin and efficacy， Eucommiae Cortex in ancient times to the present is the dry bark of Eucommia ulmoides from family Eucommiaceae. The earliest producing areas of Eucommiae Cortex are Henan， Shanxi， Shaanxi and Sichuan. Since the Ming dynasty， the producing areas have expanded to most of the regions in the country， and Sichuan， Shaanxi， Chongqing， Guizhou and Hubei are regarded as the authentic producing areas. It has been concluded that the quality of Eucommiae Cortex is best if the bark has thick body， large block， scraped rough skin， multi silk section and dark purple internal surface. In ancient times， the processing methods of Eucommiae Cortex were mainly included removing rough bark and cutting for raw use， processing with auxiliary materials such as honey， ginger juice， salt water， wine， and so on. While in modern times， the processing methods have become increasingly simplified which are mainly cutting raw materials after cleansing and salt processing. It is need to excavate the connotation of different processed products and restore the traditional main processing methods through standards. Based on the requirement of Eucommiae Cortex in Sanbitang， it is suggested to use ginger-processed products according to the research results， which is used ginger juice as auxiliary material and processed with stir frying method according to the 2020 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
