title: [Investigations and studies on medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the species, the distribution and the utilization of the medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province.
  
  
  METHODS
  Through field investigations and comparing the collected specimens and literatures, the classification and identification of the species in Hubei Province were studied.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results indicated that 15 species of plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei, including 14 medicinal and 1 newly recorded species existed. The distribution and use in folk medicine were investigated. And the morphological description of several species was appended.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results provided a basis for the exploitation and utilization of the medicinal plant resources of Selagingellaceae.
authors.affiliation: Pharmaceutical Department, Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuchang 430061, China.
authors.forename: Ding-Rong
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Ke-Li
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Ya-Hua
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008517:Phytotherapy; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification; D032503:Selaginellaceae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal