Studies on the Identification of Chinese Drug Material in Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Horng-Liang Lay; Shiow-Mei Denq; Sin-Yie Liu; Bor-Wen Sheu

Studies on the Identification of Chinese Drug Material in Yams (Dioscorea spp.)

Journal

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Journal Volume

7

Journal Issue

4

Pages

313-325

Date Issued

1999-12

Date

1999-12

Author(s)

Horng-Liang Lay

Shiow-Mei Denq

Sin-Yie Liu

Bor-Wen Sheu

URI

https://scholars.tari.gov.tw/handle/123456789/1774

https://www.jfda-online.com/journal/vol7/iss4/4/

Abstract

The botanical origins of the Chinese drug material in yams were clarified by anatomical studies of the plant materials, twelve cultivarities/species of Dioscorea. These plant materials were TNG1(Dioscorea alata L.), TNG2(D. alata L.), 70W34(D. alata L.), 70W35(D. alata L.), 70W47(D. alata L.), 80W02(D. alata L.), 70R16(D. alata L. var. purpurea (Roxb) M. Pouch), 70W41(D. batatas L.), 70W59(D. batatas L.), 70W43(D. japonica Thumb.var. pseudojaponica (Hay.) Yamamoto), 70W37(D. bulbifera L.). There were some differences found in the cork layer, cortex, scleroid, mucilage cell, raphide, resin canal, starch grain characters and powder color of the underground stems. Therefore, these twelve cultivarities/species can be clearly distinguished from each other. The results are shown in the index table given.

Subjects

botanical origins

yam(Dioscorea spp.)

plant anatomy

Publisher

DIGITAL COMMONS BEPRESS

Type

journal article

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