A Herbological study on the plants of Fagales in Korea

한국산(韓國産) 각두목(殼斗目)식물에 관한 본초학적(本草學的) 연구(硏究)

Objectives : The plans can be used for medicinal purposes among Fagales in korea and examined their effects and distributions. Methods : The examined herbalogical books and research papers which published at home and abroad. Results : 1. Quercus genus is main kind enough that it has 32 species among 94 species in the Fagales, of which medicinal plants are 8 species. 2. Cortex is the main medicinal parts of medicinal plants in the Fagales which is used in 12 species. 3. According to nature and flavor of medicinal plants in the Fagales, they were classified into balance 23 species, cool 8 and warm 6; rough taste 25, bitter taste 21 and sweet taste 10 in the order. 4. According to meridian propism of medicinal plants in the Fagales, they were classified into large intestine meridian 11 species, spleen meridian 9, lung meridian 8, liver meridian 8 and stomach meridian 6 in the order. 5. According to the properties and principal curative action, they were classified into drugs for antifebrile and detoxicant 16 species, drugs for hemostasis 14, drugs for astriction 11, drugs to relieve cough 8 in the order. 6. It was noticed that every medicinal plant in the Fagales is nontoxic. Conclusion : There were totaled to 9 genera and 94 species in Fagales in Korea and among them medicinal plants are 6 genera, 22 species, some 23% in total.