[Herbalogical textual study on "guanzhong"].
Herbalogical textual study indicated "Guanzhong" recorded in Bencaojing at Han Dynasty had pteridophyte characters. In the period of Wei and Jin Dynasties, the name of "Guanzhong" was really belonged to spermatophyte. Since Southern and Northern Dynasties, fern has been the main source of "Guanzhong" in which Woowardia japonica was used longer than others.
Wang
Jiakui
J
Chengdu University of TCM, Chengdu 610072.
Liu
Kehai
K
Tang
Siwen
S
Wu
Chunjie
C
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