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[Investigations and studies on medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province]
Ding-Rong Wan1, Ke-Li Chen, Ya-Hua Zhan
1Pharmaceutical Department, Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuchang 430061, China.
Objective:
To investigate the species, the distribution and the utilization of the medicinal plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei Province.
Method:
Through field investigations and comparing the collected specimens and literatures, the classification and identification of the species in Hubei Province were studied.
Result:
The results indicated that 15 species of plants from Selaginellaceae in Hubei, including 14 medicinal and 1 newly recorded species existed. The distribution and use in folk medicine were investigated. And the morphological description of several species was appended.
Conclusion:
The results provided a basis for the exploitation and utilization of the medicinal plant resources of Selagingellaceae.
