[Decipherment of ancient literature about fresh use,crude use and processed use of Puerariae Lobatae Radix]

Wei-Feng Zhu; Jin-Feng Yang; Bin Zou; Yong-Mei Guan; Cong Li

doi:10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20181107.003

[Decipherment of ancient literature about fresh use,crude use and processed use of Puerariae Lobatae Radix]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2019 Jan;44(2):401-404. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20181107.003.

[Article in Chinese]

Authors

Wei-Feng Zhu¹, Jin-Feng Yang¹, Bin Zou¹, Yong-Mei Guan¹, Cong Li¹

Affiliation

¹ Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Nanchang 330004,China.

PMID: 30989963
DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20181107.003

Abstract

Puerariae Lobatae Radix is a traditional Chinese medicine,which was first recorded in Shennong Classic of Materia Medica,and was recorded in many ancient books. Its main effect is to relieve muscles to expel heat,produce saliva and promote eruption,invigorate splenic yang and stop diarrhea. CNKI and Wanfang Data were searched in this paper with the words " Pueraria", " puerarin usage" and " puerarin application" as the key words,and it was found that the puerarin usage characteristics were rarely reported.Therefore,the application characteristics of fresh use,crude use and processed use of Puerariae Lobatae Radix in ancient books were summarized in this paper,in order to provide a reference for the modern development of Puerariae Lobatae Radix.

Keywords: Puerariae Lobatae Radix; crude use; fresh use; processed use.

MeSH terms

Drugs, Chinese Herbal / therapeutic use*
Humans
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Plant Roots / chemistry
Pueraria / chemistry*

Substances

Drugs, Chinese Herbal