Jiang Yun-Lu, Peng Hua-Sheng, Yang Bin
State Key Laboratory for Quality Assurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage (Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences),State Administration of Cultural Heritage Beijing 100700, China.
Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Chinese Medicine Heritage (Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences),State Administration of Cultural Heritage Beijing 100700, China Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Beijing 100700, China.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2024 Jan;49(1):39-45. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230902.101.
Strontium isotope((87)S/(86)Sr) tracing technology has been widely used in animal remains and origin of modern food origin sources. However, due to the problems of sample contamination and cleaning, this technology has been applied less frequently in the tracing of plant remains. The Palace Museum preserves more than 1 000 relics of medicinal materials from the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty, which are rare precious materials for the study of Dao-di herbs. The well-preserved environment of these medicinal materials in the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty helps avoid external strontium contamination, making it possible to introduce strontium isotope technology in their tracing research. On this basis, this study discussed the principle of strontium isotope tracing technology and summarized the current research progress on tracing plant remains using strontium isotope. In addition, this study discussed three key problems and their respective solutions encountered when applying strontium isotope technology to the tracing research on medicinal materials from the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty: creating strontium isotope ratio maps, dealing with the wide range of traceable results, and addressing the sample contamination and cleaning challenges. The literature and historical materials of the Qing Dynasty are the important basis for understanding the distribution and application of Dao-di herbs in the Qing Dynasty. Based on literature research, the use of strontium isotope to trace the producing area of medicinal materials in the Forbidden City of the Qing Dynasty can provide physical evidence for relevant research. The combined evidence of historical materials and medicinal relics is expected to provide a new perspective for the study of Dao-di herbs in the Qing Dynasty and also provide a reference for the study of the revolution of Dao-di herbs producing areas.
锶同位素((87)S/(86)Sr)示踪技术已广泛应用于动物遗骸及现代食物来源的溯源研究。然而,由于样品污染和清洗问题,该技术在植物遗骸溯源中的应用较少。故宫博物院保存了1000余件清代故宫的药材文物,这些都是研究道地药材的珍稀珍贵资料。清代故宫这些药材保存完好的环境有助于避免外部锶污染,使得在其溯源研究中引入锶同位素技术成为可能。在此基础上,本研究探讨了锶同位素示踪技术的原理,总结了目前利用锶同位素溯源植物遗骸的研究进展。此外,本研究还讨论了将锶同位素技术应用于清代故宫药材溯源研究时遇到的三个关键问题及其各自的解决方案:创建锶同位素比值图、处理可溯源结果范围广泛的问题以及应对样品污染和清洗挑战。清代的文献和史料是了解清代道地药材分布与应用的重要依据。基于文献研究,利用锶同位素追踪清代故宫药材产地可为相关研究提供实物证据。史料与药材文物的综合证据有望为清代道地药材研究提供新的视角,也为道地药材产地变迁研究提供参考。