title: [Herbological study on the botanical origin of the Chinese crude drug shan-zhu-yu].
abstract: The historical change in the botanical origin of the Chinese herbal drug Shan-zhu-yu, San-syu-yu in Japanese) was studied herbologically. The results obtained were as follows: The original plant, described in Shen-nong-ben-cao-jing written in the Hou-Han Dynasty (A.D. 25-220) and Wu-pu-ben-cao written in the Wei dynasty (A.D. 220-265), was Prunus pseudocerasus or an allied species such as P. tomentosa. However, the original plant described in Ming-yi-bie-lu, written in the same era, was thought to be Cornus officinalis; the fruit of which is used commonly today as Shan-zhu-yu. In addition to Prunus and Cornus, the plants of the genus Berberis, of the family Berberidaceae, and Zanthoxylum of Rutaceae were also used in China until the Ming Dynasty. The plants of Elaeagnus, of the family Elaeagnaceae, were possibly used in ancient Japan. Cornus officinalis was determined to be the origin of Shan-zhu-yu during the Qing Dynasty, China.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Natural Science & Technology, Kanazawa University. Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-1192.
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikage
authors.forename: Yukari
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hutagi
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D029768:Cornus; D049690:History, Ancient; D007564:Japan; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000266:history*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D029626:Ranunculaceae; D027824:Rosaceae; D019685:Rosales