Wu You-Gen, Guo Qiao-Sheng, Zheng Huan-Qiang
Institute of Chinese Medicinal Materials, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2007 Oct;32(20):2114-7, 2181.
To study the history of introduction and herbal medicine of Pogostemon cablin by textual researches and clarify the confusion in literatures.
Textual research on historical literatures, practical applications and field investigation were adopted.
The varieties of P. cablin for therapeutic uses were not chaotic, however there has existed confusion between P. cablin and Agastache rugosus in descriptions of appellation, habitat and characteristic of the original plants.
It was proved that the term "Huoxiang" in Chinese medicinal works before Ming Dynasty was pointed to P. cablin. The cultivation history of P. cablin in China was traced to Liang Dynasty or before.
通过考证研究广藿香的引种历史及本草学，澄清文献中的混淆之处。
采用历史文献考证、实际应用及实地调查的方法。
药用广藿香品种未混乱，但在原植物的名称、产地及性状描述上，广藿香与藿香存在混淆。
证明明代以前本草著作中的“藿香”指广藿香，中国广藿香的栽培历史可追溯至梁代或以前。
