A brief analysis of the contribution of the Compendium of Materia Medica to the"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs"and regional characteristic medicinal materials of Guangxi
Objective To explore the contribution of Compendium of Materia Medica to the"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs"and the regional characteristic medicinal materials of Guangxi,so as to provide a reference for accelerating the construction process of authentic medicinal materials system and the transformation of modem traditional Chinese medicine industry in Guan-gxi.Methods The information on"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs in Guangxi"and regional characteristic medicinal materials of Guangxi recorded in the Compendium of Materia Medica were retrieved,sorted out,summarized,and analyzed,and their contri-butions were summarized.Results The Compendium of Materia Medica recorded 7 kinds of"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs in Guangxi"and 23 kinds of regional characteristic medicinal materials.Its contributions mainly include the following 10 aspects:(1)It summarized the characteristic medicinal materials of Guangxi comprehensively and systematically;(2)The names and va-rieties of medicinal materials are distinguished;(3)The genuine producing area and quality of the medicinal materials were ex-plained.(4)More reasonable classification of medicinal materials;(5)Some misunderstandings about geo-authentic crude drugs and characteristic medicinal materials in Guangxi were corrected.(6)Distinguishing the functions of drugs is conducive to clinical differential use of drugs;(7)Numerous prescriptions were recorded,which greatly enriched the content of TCM therapeu-tics;(8)The detailed mechanism of drug action promoted the development of clinical Chinese medicine;(9)New drugs were added to enrich the treasure house of traditional Chinese medicine;(10)It is rich in contents and reflects the development of tra-ditional Chinese medicine.Conclusion Compendium of Materia Medica has made a great contribution to the"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs"and the regional characteristic medicinal materials in Guangxi.The research on these materials will play a positive role in the dissemination of the essence of the Compendium of Materia Medica and the research and development of the special me-dicinal materials in Guangxi.
Compendium of Materia Medica"Ten geo-authentic crude drugs in Guangxi"Regional characteristic medic-inal materials of GuangxiContribution