Historical Textual Research and Modern Research on Quality Evaluation of Three Kinds of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)Contained in Chinese Pharmacopoeia
Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)is a commonly used bulk medicinal material in China.It is also a typical rep-resentative of traditional Chinese medicine in multi-functional,multi-source and productive areas.Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)recorded in China Pharmacopoeia is the dry roots and rhizomes of Zhangye Dahuang(Rheum palmatum L.),Tanggute Dahuang(Rheum tanguticum Maxim ex Balf.)or Yaoyong Dahuang(Rheum officinale Baill.).There are some differences in the quality of the three kinds of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)due to the different factors such as the origin,growth environment and service life.This paper made a textual research on the character description and quality evaluation of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)in the past dynasties,reviewed and sorted out the research progress on chemical composition,pharmacological efficacy and molecular biology.The ancient and modern quality evaluation methods of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)were summa-rized.It is confirmed that the modern research results on the quality of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma)are consistent with the evaluation of materia medica,which provides a reference for the scientific evaluation of medicinal materials according to the prop-erties and origin of materia medica in previous dynasties and the in-depth research of Dahuang(Rhei Radix et Rhizoma).
Tanggute Dahuang(Rheum tanguticum Maxim ex Balf.)Zhangye Dahuang(Rheum palmatum L.)Yaoyong Dahuang(Rheum officinale Baill.)textual research of materia medicaquality evaluation