Investigations and studies on medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province / 中国中药杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the species, the distribution and the utilization of the medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Through field investigations and comparing the collected specimens and literatures, the classification and identification of the species in Hubei Province were studied.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The results indicated that 15 species of plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei, including 14 medicinal and 1 newly recorded species existed. The distribution and use in folk medicine were investigated. And the morphological description of several species was appended.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results provided a basis for the exploitation and utilization of the medicinal plant resources of Selagingellaceae.</p>