菖蒲的本草考证

Bencaological Studies on Changpu

本草考证表明，菖蒲的来源有2类；水菖蒲Acoruscalamus和石菖蒲。多指菖蒲中“生石碛”上、品质较佳的药材规格，其来源为水菖蒲A．calamus中“生石碛上者”、金钱蒲A．gramineus和石菖蒲A．tatarinowii；九节菖蒲一是指菖蒲中“一寸九节者”这个药材规格，二是西北地区习惯用药阿尔泰银莲花Anemonealtaica．

Result of Bencaocogical studies on Changpu showed that it originated from two different source, one is Shuichangpu (Asorus calamas) while another is Shichangpu (A.tatarinowii and A.gramineus). Usually, Changpu grown on stony ground was referred to as Shichangpu.Jujiechangpu is a kind of Changpu with 9 nodal rings within an 'inch' on its root stock,but that which is used in Northwest China is an cntirely different herb Anemone altaica.