Guo C, Zhang Z, Zheng H, Shu Z, Li C
School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical Univeristy, Shanghai.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 1990 Mar;15(3):138-40, 189.
Herbalogical study shows that Seman Cuscutae originated from Cuscuta chinensis is one of the most commonly used drugs in ancient times. Survey of botanical origins indicates that there are 9 species in Genus Cuscutae and 4 of them are commodities. The Cuscuta chinensis specified in current Chinese Pharmacopoeia (1985) is not the principal one.
本草学研究表明，来源于中国菟丝子的菟丝子是古代最常用的药物之一。植物来源调查表明，菟丝子属有9个种，其中4个为商品。现行《中国药典》（1985年版）收载的菟丝子并非主流品种。
