Historical evolution and rational use of Asari Radix et Rhizoma / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Asari Radix et Rhizoma has been used for more than 2000 years with wide application in medicine. In recent years, there are many poisoning cases of Asari Radix et Rhizoma being reported in clinic, the rational application in clinic of Asarum Radix et Rhizoma has been widely concerned due to its poisonous componets of safrole and aristolochic acid. The present paper traces the historical evolution of Asari Radix et Rhizoma through accessing Web of Science and multiple databases for biomedicinal sciences, and analyzes the characteristics of its toxic reaction, and discusses the matters needing attention in its rational application from the perspective of chemical composition, so as to promote the safe and reasonable application of Asari Radix et Rhizoma.