title: [Textual research of wuguteng].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To make clear the origin of the traditional Chinese medicine, Wuguteng.
  
  
  METHODS
  The correlation literature was consulted and arranged.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There are a few plants using as Wuguteng, such as Fissistigma glaucescens (Hance) Merr. and Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Wight et Arn. in the records of principle literature. Wuguteng used as a drug was first recorded in "Dian Nan Ben Cao". The views of various persons in past dynasties on the efficacy of Wuguteng are unanimous.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The paper has proved that Wuguteng comes from Marsdenia tenacissima of Asclepiadaceae.
authors.affiliation: 117th Hospital of PLA, Hangzhou 310013.
authors.forename: Wangxing
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Xing
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Heming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mi
authors.forename: Yutian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D029061:Annonaceae; D002681:China; D004340:Drug Contamination; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D031101:Marsdenia; D010598:Pharmacognosy / Q000266:history*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D009626:Terminology as Topic