title: [Investigation on the plant origin and commodity of Chinese drug bixie].
abstract: An investigation has been made on the Chinese drug Bixie available in drug market, its folk uses and plant origin in different districts in China. The results reveal that the drug Bixie presently used in different regions in China are derived from 24 species belonging to genus Dioscorea (Family Dioscoreaceae); genus Smilax and Heterosmilax (Family Liliaceae).
authors.affiliation: Sichuan Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Chongqing.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal