title: [Research on the name and reality of zishen in ancient and modern].
abstract: The variety of Zishen was confused in the past records. Its original plant should be Polygonum bistorta. The crude drugs bearing the name of Zishen are varied presently. Their functions are completely different from what is recorded in "Benjing". Thus it is suggested that the name Zishen be discarded and replaced by "Quanshen".
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing.
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Z W
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Xie
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004340:Drug Contamination; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000145:classification / Q000266:history*; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal