Origin authentication of Bajitian based on herbal documents and local chronicles.
10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20250311.103
- Author:
Jia-Feng CHEN
1
;
Min-Zhen YIN
2
;
Hua-Sheng PENG
3
Author Information
1. School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012, China State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
2. State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage(Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences), National Cultural Heritage Administration Beijing 100700, China.
3. School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012, China State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage(Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences), National Cultural Heritage Administration Beijing 100700, China.
- Publication Type:English Abstract
- Keywords:
Bajitian;
herbal authentication;
historical material;
local chronicle;
origin
- MeSH:
China;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal/history*;
History, Ancient;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional/history*;
Plants, Medicinal/chemistry*;
History, Medieval;
History, 20th Century;
History, 19th Century;
History, 18th Century;
History, 17th Century;
History, 16th Century
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2025;50(11):2945-2953
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Bajitian is a commonly used Chinese medicinal material with a long history of medicinal use, and there is controversy over the authentication of its origins. This article combined historical herbal works with local chronicle records to authenticate the origins of Bajitian used in different regions, analyzed the local chronicle records, and illustrated the evolution of the origins of Bajitian in different regions. The results indicate that Illustrated Classic of Materia Medica first included Guizhou Bajitian and Chuzhou Bajitian. By integrating images and texts and local medicinal practices of Bajitian in the Guizhou and Chouzhou regions in ancient and modern times, it was inferred that the original plant of Guizhou Bajitian was likely to be Damnacanthus officinarum or D. giganteus, while the origin of Chuzhou Bajitian remained unclear. The medicinal history of Sichuan Bajitian was first recorded in the Supplementary Records of Famous Physicians during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Based on the inference from herbal documents and local chronicle records, it was inferred that the original plant of Sichuan Bajitian may be Schisandra propinqua subsp. sinensis and so on. Guangdong Bajitian is an emerging variety in modern times, and it could date back to the Xingning County Annals in the 20th year during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty(1681). The original plant of Guangdong Bajitian is Morinda officinalis, and Guangdong province became the true producing area of Bajitian in the late Qing Dynasty. This article clarified the origins of Bajitian in different regions by sorting out historical herbal documents and local chronicle records, providing a basis for the authentication of Bajitian in the field of herbology.
