title: [An investigation of medicinal Trichosanthes].
abstract: This paper reports the distribution, habitats and medical usages of 14 species of medicinal Trichosanthes produced in China. Among them, there is a new species named Trichosanthes mianyangensis. A key for the identification of all these 14 species has been compiled and presented.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yue
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D010598:Pharmacognosy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D009626:Terminology as Topic