Pharmacognostical studies on the crude drug 'Hwang-jin-guey' fromTaiwan.

Journal/Book: JPN-J-PHARMACOGN, 1994, Vol/Iss/Pg. 47/4 (377-387), ISSN: 0037-4377.. 1994;

Abstract: 'Hwang-jin-guey' is a folk medicine in Taiwan, used as an analgesic,antipyretic and antidote for the treatment of neuralgia, rheumatics,hepatitis, contused wound, etc. It was reported that this folk medicinewas the root and trunk of Cudrania cochinchinensis var. gerontogea ofthe family Moraceae. Our studies on the crude drugs in the Taiwanmarket, showed that most of the commercial samples seemed to have beenderived from Cudrania plant, but some samples apparently from otherplants. In order to clarify the botanical origins of the drug'Hwang-jin-guey' on market, pharmacognostical studies were carried out.By the present study, the origins of 'Hwang-jin- guey' on Taiwan marketwere identified as follows: (1) root and trunk of C. cochinchinensisvar. gerontogea of the Moraceae family, (2) stem of Ventilago leiocarpaof the Rhamnaceae family, (3) stem and leaf of Viscum multinerve of theLoranthaceae family.

Keyword(s): Medical:drug-analysis

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