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The Main Original Plants of the Traditional Chinese Drug Mainbeixian

1Xi Jing-Qing, 1Zhao Wei-Liang, 2Mizuo Mizuno   

  1. 1(Pharmaceutical Faculty, Zhejiang Mcdical Univerity Hangzhou) 2(Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Gifu, Japan)
  • Received:1900-01-01 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:1987-02-18 Published:1987-02-18
  • Contact: Xi Jing-Qing

Abstract:

The main original plant of the traditional Chinese drug Mianbeixian has been consi-
dered as Dioscorea septemloba Thunb. for a long time.  Based on morphological, light micros-
copical, scanning electron microscopical, chromatographical and ultra-violet spectroscopical exa-
minations and in comparison with the Japanese material, the Chinese one is proposed as a new-
species-Dioscorea spongiosa.

Key words: Dioscorea spongiosa, D.septemloba.