Wang Y, Wen H
Huaihua Regional Institute for Drug Control, Hunan Province.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1991 Jul;16(7):389-90, 446.
After some herbalogical studies and on-the-spot investigation, the authors have found out that the Chinese drug xiebai, which was used in ancient times, is not Allium macrostemon but A. chinense (Liliaceae). It was after the Qing Dynasty that A. macrostemon came into use as xiebai. The authors thus suggest that both A. chinense and A. macrostemon be taken as the original herb of xiebai.
经过一些本草学研究和实地考察，作者发现古代所用中药薤白并非薤（Allium macrostemon），而是藠头（A. chinense，百合科）。清朝以后，薤才开始作为薤白使用。因此，作者建议将藠头和薤都视为薤白的原植物。
