Xu R S, Zhu Q Z, Xie Y Y
J Ethnopharmacol. 1985 Nov-Dec;14(2-3):223-53. doi: 10.1016/0378-8741(85)90090-x.
Medicinal plants with physiological activity studied in China during recent years are classified into three types: (1) drugs originating from traditional medicine and ancient prescriptions; (2) drugs originating from folk prescriptions or experienced prescriptions; (3) drugs originating from Chinese drugs with modified structures of the active principles and now in common use. The physiological activities are discussed in separate sections according to their therapeutic effects: nervous system; parasites; cardiovascular system; cancer; birth control; immuno-activity.
（1）源自传统医学和古方的药物；（2）源自民间验方或经验方的药物；（3）源自对有效成分结构进行改造且现正普遍应用的中药的药物。依据其治疗作用在不同章节对生理活性进行了讨论：神经系统；寄生虫；心血管系统；癌症；节育；免疫活性。
