[Investigation of Gesneriaceae ethnic medicinal plants in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region].
OBJECTIVE
To offer a scientific evidence for the study and exploration of Gesneriaceae ethnic medicinal plants in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region by summinging up the species, distribution and traditional effect etc..


METHODS
Made investigation in the local place and analyzed data, consulted relevant specimen and references.


RESULTS
1) Seven ethnic medicinal plants belonged to Gesneriaceae, and three of them were recorded in traditional references; 2) Same plants were usually used as different ethnic medicine; 3) The Seven Ethnic Medicines showed three kinds of traditional effects, which were almost suit to modern pharmacological results.


CONCLUSIONS
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is rich in the Gesneriaceae medicinal plants and these traditional medicines are very effective in treatment. However, most of them still need to be studied furthermore.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100102, China. baizhenfang@sina.com
Zhen-Fang
ZF
Bai
Xiao-Qin
XQ
Wang
Pei-Gen
PG
Xiao
Yong
Y
Liu
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000494:pharmacology; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000494:pharmacology*; D019448:Ethnobotany; D020834:Ethnopharmacology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal