Investigation and Analysis of Medicinal Plant Resources in Longling County of Yunnan Province

Authors Shen Shaobin; Zhang Linhui; Shen Fuguang; Song Jiming; Liu Xingxiong; Zhang Ziguo; Yang Xiangshen; Rao Shigang; Xiong Xiankun; Li Caibo; Zhao Dan; Liu Qian; Jiang Tailing; Duan Chunfang; Li Yuexian; Zhou Yingchun; Yi Huaifeng; Li Chaoqin; Liu Guanghua

Journal Journal of Plant Genetic Resources , 2019,1:20

Abstract Under a frame of the fourth national Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM)resource survey,we conducted a two-year survey(2015 and 2016)on the geographical distribution of the medicinal plant resources in Longling county of Yunan province. According to the guidelines,wild and cultivated medicinal plant resources were investigated,and traditional medicine knowledge and market was surveyed. In Longling,the field survey was conducted at 37 different locations of 10 different sub-district of Longling county. The medicinal plants and its specimens were collected with data of interview from the local and assessing by investigation team. The herbariums were numbered to be 653#. Interestingly,we found that 606 species belonging to 437 genus,142 families,were shown to be traditional medicine. For example. we identified 84 important medicinal materials, comprising of three types:(1)48 species of origin plants of wild herbs,(2)36 species of origin plants of cultivation herbs,and(3)24 species that are listed as national rare and endangered medicinal plants. More than 30 species of medicinal plants were found in Longling county,including wild medicinal plants Lycopodiella spp.,Imperata spp.,Fagopyrum spp.,Pueraria spp.,Dichroa spp.,Polygonatum spp.,Arisaema spp.,etc.,and cultivated medicinal plants Dendrobium spp.,Amomum tsaoko spp.,Paris polyphylla Sm.,Gentiana spp.,Aconitum carmichaelii spp.,Dipsacus asperoides spp.,Panax notoginseng spp.,Hedyotis diffusa spp.,Salvia miltiorrhiza spp.,Platycodon spp.,Scutellaria spp.,Polygonatum spp.,Angelica spp.,Lepidium spp.,Gardenia spp.,etc. Out of that,Dendrobium spp.,Amomum tsaoko spp. and Paris polyphylla Sm.. Comparing were found to be cultivated with large area. Furthermore,a large number of valuable medicinal plants were found to be existed and widely distributed Longling county. Thus,the findings of this study might provide insights and germplasm resources that potentially support sustainable development of medicinal plant resources of Longling county.

Species covered 丹参 Salvia miltiorrhiza 七叶一枝花 Paris polyphylla 白花蛇舌草 Hedyotis diffusa 草果 Amomum tsaoko 黄精属 Polygonatum 天南星属 Arisaema 川续断 Dipsacus asperoides