Yanagisawa K, Yamada M, Matsumoto Y
School of Dentistry, Health Science University of Hokkaido.
Yakushigaku Zasshi. 1996;31(1):67-73.
Valerianae Radix (V.R.) had a large advantage throughout domestic and foreign markets before the Second World War. After the Second World War, many kinds of psychotropic pharmaceutics were imported from foreign countries. Therefore, the production of V. R. declined greatly in Japan. Now, V. R. are grown only in the Hokkaido area for the purpose of preserving the species. In spite of this situation, it is thought that V. R. may be useful as a sedative drug for aging society by its gentle action. Therefore, the cultivation of V. R. and its quality improvement in Japan may be research subjects in the near future.
缬草根在第二次世界大战前在国内外市场上具有很大优势。第二次世界大战后,多种精神药物从国外进口。因此,日本缬草根的产量大幅下降。现在,为了保护该物种,缬草根仅在北海道地区种植。尽管如此,人们认为缬草根因其温和的作用,可能对老龄化社会作为一种镇静药物有用。因此,日本缬草根的种植及其品质改良可能在不久的将来成为研究课题。