《本草图经》白棘的本草考证

Herbal Textual Research of BaiJi of Bencao Tujing

对《本草图经》中记载的白棘进行本草考证。通过查阅历代本草著作,对白棘的名称、植物形态、地理分布、功效主治和药图进行分析后,发现白棘又名棘刺、棘针、赤龙瓜,是鼠李科植物酸枣Ziziphus jujuba Mill.var.spinosa(Bunge)Hu ex H.F.Chow的棘刺,与易混淆的枸棘和颠棘并非一物。该结果为白棘的临床合理应用提供了参考。

To make herbal textual research of BaiJi of Bencao Tujing.After consulting the works of herbal medicines of past dynasties,analyzing the names,plant morphology,geographical distribution,efficacy and indications of BaiJi,and the medicine map,it is found that BaiJi,also known as JiCi,JiZhen,and Red dragon gourd,are spines of the Rhamnaceae plant Ziziphus jujuba Mill.var.spinosa(Bunge)Hu ex H.F.Chow.It is not the same thing as the confusing GouJi and DianJi.This result provides a reference for the reasonable clinical application of BaiJi.