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[Herbological study for the Beimu categorical Chinese medicine on the original plants].

Authors Xie, Z; Wang, M; Lu, R

Journal Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials , 2000-Jul,7:23

PubMed 12575173

Abstract This article reports the herbological study of Beimu categorical Chinese medicine on the original plants. The result showed that the medicinal Beimu before Weijin period is Jia Beimu (Bolbostemma paniculatum); Nenbei daynasty began to used Zhe Beimu (Fritillaria thunbergii), but Jia Beimu and Hubei Beimu (F. hupehensis) occupied an important position continuously; Last phase of Ming dynasty began to used the Zhe Beimu and Chuan Beimu (F. cirrhosa, F. unibracteato, F. przewalskii and F. delavayi) for Beimu greatly. The Zhe Beimu from Xiangshan, Zhejiang Province, is named Xiang Beimu and others are named Tu Beimu and the Chuan Beimu included the Yi Beimu (F. walujuewii and F. pallidiflora) continuously. So that, authors suggested that the contemporary documents such as Chinese Pharmcopoeia must recover the name Beimu to change the name Tu Beimu so as to avoid chaos with the Tu Beimu of the herbological documents; Hubei Beimu may take the place of Zhe Beimu but don''t substitue for Chuan Beimu; Yi Beimu may be merged into Chuan Beimu to gear to actual circumstances and history; Ping Beimu to take the place of Chuan Beimu is not foundation from herbological documents.

Species covered 浙贝母 Fritillaria thunbergii 假贝母 Bolbostemma paniculatum