草河车作为重楼和拳参别名的演变过程

Evolution Process of Cao He Che as the Alias Name of Paris Polyphylla and Polygonum Bistorta

草河车这味药名起源于清代,本应只作为重楼的别名而存在,概因医药分家,且因重楼和拳参用药部位相同,原药材外形颜色相近和功效相似,清代就以拳参冒充过重楼,被误称为蚤休,以至重楼与拳参混用。另外拳参的种植范围要比重楼的种植范围大,产量也优于重楼,长此以往重楼和拳参混用的现象反而被业内同行忽视而默认,这便导致了草河车既是重楼又是拳参的别名。本文旨在从中国历代中药专著中查阅二者别名,正本清源,从发展沿革角度来讨论重楼和拳参同时被称为草河车的原因,以期业内同行重视,并规避使用草河车这个别名。

Cao He Che,being the name of a herb,was originated in the Qing Dynasty. It was the Alias name of Paris polyphylla at first. With the separation of medicine,as the same medication site of Paris polyphylla and polygonum bistorta has been used at that time and both of them are similar in color and in shape,polygonum bistorta was used to be mistaken for Zao Xiu（ a nother name of Paris polyphylla）,which leading to the confusion of the two medication herbs from the Qing Dynasty. In addition,the range of cultivation of polygonum bistorta is larger than that of Paris polyphylla,which also has better yield. The confusion of the two herbs is often neglected by people and leads to the fact that Cao He Che becomes the common alias name. This article aims to view the alias from the Chinese traditional monographs,clearing up the sources and getting to the bottom of problems,discuss the reason of confusion from the perspective of development in order to attract attention from peers,and to avoid the use of Cao Heche this alias.