[Investigation on resources and commodities of Chinese medicinal herbs of Jili]

To make clear the current situation of application of the Chinese medicinal herbs of Jili.

The medicinal resources and commodities of the berbs in some provinces and cities in China were investigated.

The species Tribulus terrestris included in is widely distributed in China. The fruit of T. terrestris which is widely used in China as a traditional medicine is commonly called Yingjili. Being only the fruit of Atriplex entralasiatica Ruanjili is produced mainly in Shandong Province and customarily used as Fructus Tribuli in some areas of Shandong and Hebei Provinces.

The current situation of medicinal application of Jili basically conforms to the requirements of . The main variety is Yingjili.