title: Botanical origin of mei-gui hua (petal of a Rosa species).
abstract: Mei-gui hua has been used as a crude drug in traditional medicine and as herbal tea in China. The scientific name of Mei-gui is Rosa rugosa thunb. However, the morphological characteristics and botanical ecology of Mei-gui were different from those of R. rugosa. Since the botanical origins of Mei-gui cultivated in China have not yet been clarified, we compared Mei-gui and R. rugosa in terms of their morphological characteristics, phylogenetic analysis, and phytochemical studies. Our research suggested that Mei-gui cultivated around Tarim Basin in Xinjiang Province showed homology to Rosa gallica, while those cultivated in the northeastern parts of China are considered to be hybrids of R. rugosa.
authors.affiliation: Kitami Institute of Technology, 165 Koen-cho, Kitami, 090-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Sarangowa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ochir
authors.forename: Kouta
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: ByoungJae
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsuta
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nishizawa
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanazawa
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funaki
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamagishi
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D044950:Flavanones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D035264:Flowers / Q000737:chemistry*; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010802:Phylogeny; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D027826:Rosa / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D044950:Flavanones
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references.pmid: 15688956
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references.pmid: 7798958