title: [Study on the origin of Rana temporaria for quality Oviduetus Ranae].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the origin of Rana temporaria for quality Oviduetus Ranae in the light of historical documents and modern researches on the classification of Rana temporaria chensinensis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Works of Chinese meteria medica of all ages, related historical documents and reports from home and abroad on researches of R. temporaria chensinensis were consulted, sorted out, analyzed and summarized.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The original Shange recorded in the works of Chinese meteria medica is R. temporaria chensinensis, which is the independent species, not one of species of European forest frogs. R. temporaria chensinensis is divided into 4 subspecies: R. temporaria chensinensis, Lanzhou, Kangding, and Changbaishan. The origin of R. temporaria is Changbaishan subspecies of R. temporaria chensinensis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Changbaishan subspecies of R. temporaria chensinensis is determined as the origin for quality Oviduetus Ranae.
authors.affiliation: Changchun College of TCM, Changchun 130021, Jilin, China.
authors.forename: Yi-ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jin-gang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Miao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Chun-mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Da-cheng
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Ming-lu
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Deng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D008419:Materia Medica / Q000266:history / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010057:Oviducts / Q000737:chemistry*; D011896:Rana temporaria / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011898:Ranidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification; D013045:Species Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D008419:Materia Medica