Zhong Yao Cai. 1997 Jul; 20(7): 332-5.

[Pharmacognostic studies of Tibetan medicine da-li]

Li Z, Zhang W, Hu X, Diqing J, Lurong C, Baima D.

Yunnan Institute for Drug Control, Kunming 650011.

Da-Li is a traditional medicine of Tibetan, its original plant is Rhododendron primulaeflorum Bur. et Franch and R. anthopogonoides Maxim. This paper reports the identification of Flos et Folium Rhododendri Primulaeflori on its macroscopic character, microscopical charactersitic and TLC. The comparison between the Flos et Folium Rhododendri Primulaeflori and Flos et Folium Rhododendri anthopogonoidi is also reported.