Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy (생약학회지)
- Volume 30 Issue 3
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- Pages.320-327
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- 1999
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- 0253-3073(pISSN)
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- 2288-9299(eISSN)
Pharmacognostical Studies on the Chinese Crude Drug 'Gu Maig'
한약 "구맥(瞿麥)"의 생약학적 연구
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Jung, Jee-Hyung
(College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University) ;
- Jung, Ae-Young (College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University) ;
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Park, Jong-Hee
(College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University)
- Published : 1999.09.30
Abstract
'Gu Maig(瞿麥)' is one of the Chinese crude drugs used mainly to cure a diuretic, gonorhoea and menostasis, etc. With regard to the botanical origin of 'Gu Maig', it has been considered to be Dianthus spp. of Caryophyllaceae, but there has not been studied pharmacognostically. To clarify the botanical origin of the "Gu Maig", the morphological and anatomical characteristics of the leaves and stems of Dianthus species growing in Korea, i.e. D. sinensis, D. superbus var. longicalycinus, D. repens, D. morii, D. superbus var. speciosus were compared. As a result, it was determined that 'Gu Maig' was the whole plant body of Dianthus sinensis and D. superbus var. longicalycinus.
Keywords
- Gu Maig;
- Chinese crude drug;
- Dianthus sinensis;
- Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus;
- Caryophyllaceae;
- botanical origin;
- anatomical study