Herbal Textual Research on Asini Corii Colla in Famous Classical Formulas
10.13422/j.cnki.syfjx.20211456
- VernacularTitle:经典名方中阿胶的本草考证
- Author:
Jia-chen ZHAO
1
;
Yi-han WANG
1
;
Yan JIN
1
;
Wei ZHANG
2
;
Hua-sheng PENG
1
;
Qiu-jie CAI
3
;
Bing LI
2
;
Hong-jun YANG
4
;
Hua-min ZHANG
2
;
Zhi-lai ZHAN
1
Author Information
1. National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700，China
2. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica，China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences， Beijing 100700，China
3. Research Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine Development， China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
4. China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences，Beijing 100700，China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
famous classical formula;
Asini Corii Colla;
herbal textual research;
geoherbalism;
origin;
processing;
donkey skin
- From:
Chinese Journal of Experimental Traditional Medical Formulae
2022;28(10):318-326
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Through consulting the ancient and modern literature， this paper makes a textual research on the name， origin， producing area， harvesting and processing methods of Asini Corii Colla， so as to provide a basis for the development of the famous classical formulas containing the medicinal material. Before the Tang dynasty， cow leather was the main source of Asini Corii Colla， and donkey was rare as an introduced species. From the end of Tang dynasty to Song dynasty， due to the development of doctors' understanding of the properties and effects of medicines， with the increase of the number of donkeys and the limitation of the use of cow leather， the source of Asini Corii Colla changed from cow leather to donkey skin. During the Ming and Qing dynasties， the theory of medicine property was further developed， and all doctors basically agreed that black donkey skin and E-well water were two essential factors for making genuine Asini Corii Colla. Therefore， it is suggested that Asini Corii Colla should take Equus asinus as the authentic origin in the development of the famous classical formulas， attach importance to the quality of water source， take Liaocheng in Shandong province as the authentic producing area， and the processing should be carried out in accordance with the requirements of the 2020 edition of Chinese Pharmacopoeia.
