[Studies on identification of Phragmitis Rhizoma and its counterfeits]

Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi. 2017 Sep;42(17):3320-3325. doi: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20170814.007.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The study aims to explore the main differential characteristics of Phragmites Rhizoma and its counterfeits (rhizomes of Arundo donax, Triarrhena lutarioriparia and Miscanthus sinensis) and provide experimental basis for the reasonable applications of gramineous plants through system research and comparison of plant morphogenesis, character, transverse organization characteristics and powder microscopic characteristics.

Keywords: Arundo donax; Miscanthus sinensis; Phragmitis communis; Triarrhena lutarioriparia; gramineae; identification.

MeSH terms

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal / standards*
  • Plants, Medicinal / chemistry
  • Poaceae / chemistry*
  • Rhizome / chemistry*

Substances

  • Drugs, Chinese Herbal