Herbal Textual Research on Huihuidou(Semen Ciceris Arietini.)

TIAN Chun-yuan (School of Life Science and Technology,Xiaogan University,Xiaogan,Hubei 432000)  

[Objective] The research aimed to confirm the genuine medicinal origin of Huihuidou and exclude counterfeits from its genuine goods by the textual research of its original plant and evolution in Chinese herbal history.[Method] Literature retrieval and analysis by synthesis were carried out.[Result] The medicinal function and plant characteristics of Huihuidou basically match up to the modern species Cicer arietinum L.(chickpea) though it has various names recorded in the past Chinese dynasties herbals.[Conclusion] The result of textual research of herbal medicine Huihuidou demonstrated that it is the seed of Cicer arietinum L.,the representative species of the genus Cicer L.belonging to Papilionoidieae of Leguminosae,but not the "Huihuidou","Hudou" and "Wandou" indicated by "Compendium of Materia Medica".The medicinal origin of Cicer arietinum L.is its seed called Huihuidou,namely Semen Ciceris Arietini.

【Key Words】： Huihuidou(Semen Ciceris Arietini.) Cicer arietinum L.(chickpea) Herbal textual research
【CateGory Index】： R281.6

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