Investigation of original materials of Chinese medicine "Shihu" and "Tiepishihu"
Jin, X.-h.; Huang, L.-q.
Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 40(13): 2475-2479
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 1001-5302 PMID: 26697665 Document Number: 679257
There are two types of Chinese medicine, i.e., "Shihu" and "Tiepi shihu", using the stems of species of Dendrobium (Orchidaceae) as original materials. In order to understand species of Dendrobium using in Chinese medicine, taxonomic investigation and revision were performed. Our results indicated that about sixty species of sect. Dendrobium, sect. Formosae, and Sect. Stachyobium, are used as raw materials of "Shihu". Seven species of Dendrobium moniliforme complex and four species in Dendrobium officinale complex were recognized.