Herbal Textual Research on Foreign Medicinal Materials Poluode in Bencao Shiyi
10.16466/j.issn1005-5509.2025.04.003
- VernacularTitle:《本草拾遗》中外来药物婆罗得的本草考证
- Author:
Yi PAN
1
;
Bing YU
;
Zhilai ZHAN
Author Information
1. 浙江中医药大学药学院 杭州 310053
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Bencao Shiyi;
Poluode;
Uyghur medicine;
Baladu;
Semecarpus anacardium L.f.;
herbal textual research;
Zhejiang school of materia medica;
"the Belt and Road Initiative"
- From:
Journal of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
2025;49(4):412-420
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
[Objective]To clarify the botanical origin of the exotic herb Poluode in Bencao Shiyi.[Methods]By consulting ancient,modern,domestic and foreign literature,the botanical origin of Poluode was demonstrated from the aspects of drug name,transmission route and origin distribution,plant morphological characteristics and medical efficacy.[Results]The names of Poluode and Uyghur medicine Baladu both originate from the Sanskrit word"bhallātaka",which is the Sanskrit name for Semecarpus anacardium L.f.(S.anacardium).S.anacardium and mainly distributed in India,which coincides with the origin of Poluode,and their morphological characteristics are consistent,with similar medical efficacy.[Conclusion]The botanical origin of Poluode is S.anacardium,and it is also one of the plant sources of Baladu,a Uyghur medicine.Clarifying the Chinese herbs in Bencao Shiyi and bringing back the lost Chinese herbs from history is not only inheritance and promotion of the"Zhejiang school of materia medica"masterpiece Bencao Shiyi,but also promotes the"sinicization"of foreign excellent medicinal resources and advances the high-quality development of traditional Chinese medicine.
