[Herbal textual research on Chinese medicine "Huangjing" (Polygonati Rhizoma)and some enlightenments].
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi
; 43(3): 631-636, 2018 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
To clarify the change and development of the original plantsï¼ medicinal organsï¼ traditional functionsï¼ resource distribution of "Huangjing"(Polygonati Rhizome)ï¼ a traditional Chinese medicineï¼ we investigated Polygonatum species on the ancient Chinese herbal texts. The name of "Nüwei" was first carried out in the book of Sheng Nong's Herbal Classic. Its effects included two aspectsï¼ one was similar to "Weirui"(Polygonati Odorati Rhizomeï¼ "Yuzhu")ï¼ that was tonifyingï¼ nourishing one's vitalityï¼ removing wind and dampnessï¼ settling five organsï¼ making body lightnessï¼ keeping longevity and not being hungry; the second was alike to "Huangjing" recorded in the book of Ming Yi Bie Lu(Appendant Records of Famous Physicians). Specificallyï¼ "Weirui" possesses the therapeutic effect of "Nüwei"ï¼ while "Huangjing" possesses the tonic effect of " Nüwei". Thereafterï¼ the following ancient Chinese herbal texts kept those two names and function records. Accordinglyï¼ we hold the point of view that "Huangjing" was first carried out in the book of Sheng Nong's Herbal Classic in the synonym of "Nüwei". "Yuzhu" included the "Huangjing" in ancient herbal text before Qing Dynastyï¼ that was further confirmed by the research on change and development of the original plants. The identification between "Yuzhu" and "Huangjing" was based on the shape of rhizome and size before early Tang Dynasty. The shape was a key character and used up to nowï¼ but size was not reasonable. The opposite phyllotaxy was an important character of authentic "Huangjing" from Tang to Qing Dynasty. The seedling of Polygonatum sibiricum and P. kingianumï¼ the adult plant of P. cyrtonema with alternate leaves were misused as "Yuzhu"("Nüwei" and "Weirui") at that time. Thereforeï¼ both "Yuzhu" and "Huangjing" should be used as key words during the search of ancient prescriptions and development of new drugs and health foods. The leavesï¼ flowersï¼ fruits and seedlings could be used as food or medicine other than the rhizomes in ancient Chinaï¼ but they haven't been developed in modern times. The culture of "Huangjing" had a long history starting with Tang Dynastyï¼ which was recorded in Tang poetry. Then in Ming Dynastyï¼ the culture method was described in Compendium of Materia Medicaï¼ that was cutting the rhizomes into 2 feetï¼ planting sparsely(they would be grown densely in the next year)ï¼ or sowing the seeds. The harvesting and processing were first recorded in Ming Yi Bie Luï¼ "harvest the roots in Februaryï¼ dry in the shade". Then the processing method was changed to "steaming and drying in the sunï¼ repeatedly for nine times" in Shi Liao Ben Cao(Dietetic Materia Medica) and "harvesting in August as well" in Ben Cao Tu Jing(Commentaries on the Illustrations). No breakthrough has been taken in the breeding of cultivars and key cultivation technologies yet. As to the geo-authentic habitatsï¼ Mount Songshan and Maoshan were firstly recorded as the best producing areas of "Huangjing" in Ben Cao Tu Jing. But Maoshanï¼ Jiangsu province and Mount Songshanï¼ Henan provinceï¼ are not main producing areas in modern China. Consequentlyï¼ the plantation plan of Polygonati Rhizome needs further study.
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Medicamentos de Ervas Chinesas
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Materia Medica
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Polygonatum
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Herbários como Assunto
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Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Asia
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Zh
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2018
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Article