Materia Medica Textual Research and Modern Research Progress on Origin Processing of Shanyao(Dioscorea Rhizoma)
Shanyao(Dioscorea Rhizoma,DR)is the dried rhizome of Shuyu(Dioscorea opposita Thunb.).As a material of traditional medicinal species and food,it has a long history of use in China.It is widely used in clinic and daily health care.Ori-gin processing is the key technical link on character and quality formation of DR,and different processing methods in the produc-tion area have a certain impact on the appearance and interior quality of DR.With the historical development and accumulation of practical experience,the processing technology of DR has become increasingly mature,and gradually formed unique technologies.However,due to the difference of varieties,origin and use of DR,there is a lack of standardized guidance for DR processing re-cently,which restricts the normalized production of DR and it is urgent to seek scientific and reasonable processing methods.To this end,the author combed and summarized the processing technologies of DR by referring to the ancient books of materia medica and Chinese Pharmacopoeia of many editions,and combined the research of modern literatures,providing reference for the stand-ardized production and in-depth study of DR.
Shanyao(Dioscorea Rhizoma)origin processingmateria medica textual researchmodern research