Pharmacognostical Researches on Eriocauli Flos Produced in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Yang, Tsui Mei, 楊翠媚
• Other Authors: 陳忠川
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2004
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66495221004040798598

碩士 === 中國醫藥大學 === 中國藥學研究所 === 92 === Pharmacognostical Researches on Eriocauli Flos Produced in Taiwan by Yang, Tsui-Mei Institute of Chinese Pharmaceutical Sciences China Medical University Abstract Eriocauli Flos was the kind of common Chinese medicine and first recorded in Kai-Pao-Pen-Ts’ao（開寶本草）as Under Category and in the successive Pen-Ta’ao of descending dynasties such as Shi-Yi（拾遺）,Chia-Yu（嘉祐）,Tu-Ching（圖經）,Cheng-Lei（證類）,Ta-Kwang（大觀）,（重修政和）,Ching-Yao（精要）,Kang-Mu（綱目）,Chin-Wu-Ming-Shih-Tu-Kao（植物名實圖考）and Chang-Pen（長編）. Eriocauli Flos, a famous Chinese traditional drugs, has been adopted in a lot of traditional Chinese prescriptions. Recent studies verified that Eriocauli Flos has the activities of haemostasis and anti-micro-biotics, and for treatment of bleeding, dermatitis, pharyngitis, ophthalmology and headache. This study started with the textual research of Pen-Ts’ao to clarify historical development. The recent literatures of Eriocauli Flos on pharmeceutical botany, pharmeceutical and pharmacology were also studied to elucidate these utilization of the drugs. Six species belong to Eriocaulon genera were found growing in swampy or wet places near creek in Taiwan. They are as follows: 1. Eriocaulon buergerianum KöRNICKE 2. Eriocaulon chishingsanensis C.-E. CHANG 3. Eriocaulon cinereum R. BROWN 4. Eriocaulon nepalense PRESCOTT ex BONGARD 5. Eriocaulon sexangulare LINNAEUS 6. Eriocaulon truncatum BUCHANAN-HAMILTON ex MARTIUS The specimens of these six species were compared by their morphology and histological characters as epidermis, parenchyma, vascular bundle, fiber bundle, particle size of crystals were found in Eriocauli Flos. The anatomical structures of the plants were also documented by hand drawing, and photographic methods the results were in plates.