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[Study on the original plants and macroscopic characters of Radix Paeoniae]
Yifeng Zhou1, Yueyu Hang, Bingluan Chen
1Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Ex Situ Conservation, Nanjing 210014.
Objective:
For the identification of botanical origin and macroscopic characters of Radix Paeoniae.
Methods:
Different types of original plant and crude of Radix Paeoniae samples were collected from 10 main producing areas.
Results:
By taxonomical and morphological researches, Paeonia lactiflora and P. lactiflora var. trichocarpa could be identified.
Conclusion:
The root of P. lactiflora is cylindrical, pale white to reddish brown in surface color, with longitudinal furrows, flat borken section, with radial rows in xylem elements, sour taste. While the root of the variety can be differ from its irregular-cylindrical shape, brownish surface, floury transverse section and sweet taste.
