韓国産生薬の研究(第5報): 漢薬「秦艽」について

The Chinese crude drug "Qin-jiao (秦艽)," in Chinese, has been used to cure headache, rheumatis, dysuria, fever, etc. In Korea, the same crude drug is called "Jin Beom" or "Mang Sa Cho," and has been used as a Korean folk medicine having the same effects as those in China. The botanical origin of the "Qin-jiao" in the present markets is rather complicated. "Qin-jiao" from China is regarded as the underground portion of Gentiana macrophylla PALL. of Gentianaceae. Higashi reported that the botanical origin of the drug from Manchuria (満州) was Aconitum albo-violaceum KOM. var. purpurascens NAKAI of Ranunculaceae, and Konoshima reported that from Inner Mongolia (内蒙古) was Gentiana decumbens L. Besides the plant origin of "Qin-jiao" from Korea has been considered to be Aconitum species. To clarify the botanical origin of "Qin-jiao" from Korea, comparative anatomical studies were made on the underground portion of three Aconitum species growing in Korea. To the result of this study, it was clarified that "Qin-jiao" from Korea was the underground part of Aconitum loczyanum R. RAYMUND and A. longecassidatum NAKAI