Solomonseal Rhizome from China,the south Ksitigarbha Huang Jing,the north Changbai Ginseng,Legend,history and folk remedy uses.

Contents

• Botanical Info of Rhizoma Polygonati.
• Polygonatum Plant Description and Growth Habit.
• Identifications and Origins of Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Constituents and Phytochemicals.
• Characters and Effects,Main Functions of Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Pharmacological Effects and Clinical Applications.
• Legend and History:Solomonseal Root.
• Solomonseal Root Combinations and folk remedies.
• Summary:Solomonseal Root.
• Research Update:Rhizoma Polygonati or Solomonseal Root.

Polygonatum Plant Description and Growth Habit.:

Growth Habit:

 Huang Jing prefers wet weather conditions,like overcast, cold, fear of drought,in the dry areas poor growth,in the moist environment with shade good growth. In a deep, loose fertile soil, drainage and water better performance the growth good,in the barren and arid land unsuitable for plant growth.

 1.(DuoHua Huangjing)Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua (P. multiflorum auct. non All.,P. multiflorum var. longifolium Merr., P. brachynema Hand. -Mazz.)--Family:Liliaceae

 Perennial herb. Horizontal rhizomes away hypertrophy, usually slightly nodular or liked,with a diameter of 1.2 to 2 cm. Stem-high 40 ~ 100 cm, the upper slightly from the dumping, usually with 10 to 15 leaves. Leaves grows crossing, a stalk or no stalk; oval leaves, lanceolate to round long lanceolate, 10 to 20 cm long, 2 to 7 cm width, a sharp tip to gradually sharpening, above green, gray green below, a 3 ~ 5 uplift parallel vein. Flower 2 ~ 7 (~ 14) integrated umbrella shape, the pedicel 1 ~ 6 cm long, long pedicel less than half of the pedicel; perianth cylinder-shaped, light yellow-green to green and white with a total length of 18 to 25 mm, the top Lobe of a 6, Lobe triangular-shaped oval, about 3 mm; stamens 6, the tube was born in the middle of perianth more than filament 3 to 4 mm, with the majority of small papillary or short hair; ovary nearly spherical, and the style of 12 ~ 15mm. Berries spherical diameter of about 1 cm, when the time is ripe dark purple black,Flowering 4 to June, the fruit of 6 to October.

 Other names: Nan Huangjing(means Huangjing grows in the south,folk names from GuangDong,GuangXi,JiangXi),Shan Jiang(means mountain ginger,folk names from FuJian,JiangXi,HuNan,GuangDong),Wild Ginger(folk names from Zhejiang,FuJian,HuBei),JiuZhengJiang(folk names from ZheJiang,FuJian),Tiger Ginger(or Lao Hu Jiang,folk names from SiChuan,GuiZhou),Huang Jing Jiang(folk name from FuJian),ZhuJiang(means bamboo shape ginger,folk name from GuangDong),BaiJiHuangjing,ShanDaoJiu(folk names from ZheJiang),Ginger-shape Huangjing(general name).

 Habitat: grows in mountain forest edge, thick bushes or on both sides of the valley wet fertile ground, or artificial cultivation.Spread to middle and east of China including Henan, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, and other provinces.

 Collection: Ginger-Shape Solomonseal Root can be dig out during April to October taken from soil, to remove air part and fibrous root, washed then to the pot boiling, remove dried or drying.

 

 2.(Huangjing)Polygonatum sibiricum Delar. Ex Redoute' (P. chinense Kunth)--Family:Liliaceae

 Perennial herb, 50 to 90 cm high, even up to 1 m or more. Stem cross walk, cylindrical-shaped, as nodular enlargement, a section of thick, one thin, the rough up to a diameter of 2.5 cm. Vertical stem, was slightly upper-Whilst so doing. Impeller Health, non-stem, each 4 to 6 leaves, linear lanceolate, 7 to 15 cm long, 4 ~ 16 mm wide, straight and sharp tip gradually Vol. Flower ptosis, 2 to 4 integrated umbrella flowers, the pedicel 1 to 2 cm long, long pedicel 4 to 10 mm, a base membranaceous small bracts; perianth cylinder-shaped, white to pale yellow with a total length of 9 to 13 mm , 6 Lobe, lanceolate, about 4 mm; stamens in the Health perianth cylinder 1 / 2, filament short, 0.5 to 1 mm long; style ovary length of 1.5 to 2 times. Berries spherical diameter of 7-10 mm, and when the time is ripe color dark purple black. May ~ June flowering, the fruit of July to September.

 Other names: Chicken-shape ginseng(or JiZhuang Cen,folk names from ShaanXi,GanSu),Ji Tou Qi,Wu Ya Qi(means Chicken-Head Seven,or Crow Seven,folk names from ShaanXi),Huang Ji Cai,Bi Guan Cai(folk names from North-East China),Lao Hu Jiang(means tiger ginger,folk names from Ningxia),Chicken-Head Huangjing(general name).

 Habitat: grows in mountain forest, shrub or hillside. Located in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia, Anhui, Zhejiang, Shaanxi, Ningxia and Gansu provinces.

 Collection: fresh rhizomes will be washed to remove fibrous roots and shoots, laundry 1 or 2 days to the surface slightly dry, yet internal soft, smooth basket with a special cage lightly hit again, remove the outer thin skin and fibrous roots, and soft, knead again while drying side, and so was repeated without hard foam degrees at heart. To be drying to the whole stem, and then rammed the side to bright Smoothing top.

 

 3.(Dian Huangjing)Polygonatum kingianum Coll. Et Hemsl. (P. agglutinatum Hua),Family:Liliaceae

 Perennial herb. Rhizome mast, or just a massive nodular enlargement, 1 to 3 cm in diameter. Stem 1 to 3 m high, often for top-winding. Impeller Health, non-stem, each leaf is usually 4 to 8 leaves linear alignment to lanceolate, 6 to 20 cm long, 3 to 30 mm wide, straight and sharp tip gradually Vol. Flower Yesheng, ptosis, usually 2 to 4% short-umbrella inflorescence, the pedicel 1 to 2 cm long, pedicel 0.5 to 1.5 cm long, the base has pedicel membranaceous small bracts. Perianth cylinder-shaped, usually pink with a total length of 18 to 25 mm, narrow oval segment, about 3 to 5 mm; stamens in the Health of the perianth 1 / 2 above, filament length from 3 to 5 mm; style of 10 ~ 14 mm , ovary long for more than two times. Spherical berries, 1 to 1.5 cm in diameter, when the time is ripe red. Mar ~ May flowering, the fruit of September to October.

 Other names: DeBao Huangjing(folk names from GuangXi),Jie Jie Gao,Xian Ren Fan(folk names from Yunnan).

 Habitat: grows in forest, shrub or wet grassland. Located in Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan, and other provinces.

 Collection: Dig in the autumn of better quality,cut roots, wash, dry steam after the top.

 Solomonseal Root Preparation:

 According to CP 1997 edition (1) Appendix 18 steamed method,steam repeatedly inside and outside to moisten black hood, slightly cool, sliced or paragraph, and dry.

 According to CP 1997 edition (1) of Appendix 18 of the Liquor method, and anti-permeability stew with rice wine through the hood, slightly dry, sliced or paragraph, and dry. Huang Jing per 100 kg, 20 kg rice wine used.

Reference:

• 1.Solomonseal Rhizome from China,the south Ksitigarbha Huang Jing,the north Changbai Ginseng,Legend,history and folk remedy uses.

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♣ last edit date:27th,Oct.2010.