title: [Textual study on traditional Chinese drugs caodoukou and baidoukou].
abstract: Through a critical study of herbalogy, it is concluded that the mature seeds of Alpinia zermubet were used as caodoukou in ancient times. The original plant of Yutao recorded in Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao may be the species of Alpinia katsumadai. Baidukou used in ancient times may be the seeds of Alpinia katsumadai found in the south of China, or Amomum compactum and Am. kravanh imported from foreign countries.
authors: China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Dong
authors: Q
authors: Q
authors: Mei
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Xu
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Xu
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000266:history*; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal