Herbal textual research on food and medicinal homologous of Kui
10.12206/j.issn.2097-2024.202403020
- VernacularTitle:冬葵的本草考证
- Author:
Qian PAN
1
;
Xiangqing MENG
2
;
Yitong SONG
3
;
Tianmengda WU
3
;
Dan JIA
3
;
Min JIA
3
Author Information
1. Department of the CMC, Military Energy Technology Service Center of the Logistics Support, Beijing 100842, China.
2. School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China;Unit 66481 of the People’s Liberation Army, Beijing 100072, China.
3. School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University, Shanghai 200433, China.
- Publication Type:Reviews
- Keywords:
Chinese mallow;
origin source;
traditional Chinese medicine;
homology of medicine and food
- From:
Journal of Pharmaceutical Practice and Service
2026;44(4):185-188
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Kui was first recorded in The Rites of Zhou and is the earliest domesticated wild vegetable in China. In the Qi Min Yao Shu, Kui was called “the master of all vegetables” and has a long history of application in China. As a medicine, Kuizi was first recorded in Shen Nong’s Herbal Classic, which has a history of more than 2 000 years of medicinal use and a long history of clinical application. By researching the ancient and modern herbal literature, the first herbs texts of Kui were examined, various recorded texts, confused products and the history of the original medicinal use were clarified. It was concluded that the ancient herbal texts recorded the base plant of Kui as Malva verticillata L. belonging to family Malvaceae, which provided scientific basis for the development and utilization of Kui.
