title: [Evolution and quality evaluation of Gardenia jasminoides(Zhizi) of successive ages].
abstract: In addition to its frequently-used antipyretic function,Gardenia jasminoidesis also used in food or industrial dyeing. In ancient times, herbalists believed that the quality ofGardenia jasminoidesfor medical use was different from that for dye due to its different germplasm. Since the 1912,Gardenia jasminoidesfor dye was named "Shui(watery) Zhizi" in order to distinguish it from "Shan (hilly) Zhizi" . Henan was the earliest producing area forGardenia jasminoidesin ancient times, then after the Ming Dynasty, the producing area migrated to the Southern regions, including Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces. Nowadays, both provinces are the main producing area. The ancient herbal books paid great attention to the quality evaluation of officinalGardenia jasminoides, which was mainly based on its appearance and the quality differences between wild and cultivated varieties. Since modern times,Gardenia jasminoideshas been divided into different commodity specification levels according to the producing area, external properties and other elements, and its external properties are consistent with the ancient records. The germplasm, producing area, harvest and quality evaluation ofGardenia jasminoidesin the herbal books of successive ages are sorted out, and the division elements of its commercial specification levels analyzed since modern times, thus providing a basis for present study on the commodity specification levels and the grading of the commercial specificity ofGardenia jasminoides.
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei, 230012, China.
authors.forename: M Q
authors.initials: MQ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000592:standards*; D032062:Gardenia / Q000737:chemistry*; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal
keywords: Gardenia jasminoides; Shan Zhizi; Shui Zhizi