title: [Studies of the herbal and botanical origins of seman Cuscutae].
abstract: Herbalogical study shows that Seman Cuscutae originated from Cuscuta chinensis is one of the most commonly used drugs in ancient times. Survey of botanical origins indicates that there are 9 species in Genus Cuscutae and 4 of them are commodities. The Cuscuta chinensis specified in current Chinese Pharmacopoeia (1985) is not the principal one.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical Univeristy, Shanghai.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Shu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000266:history; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D012639:Seeds
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal