牡丹皮の研究(第1報) : 牡丹皮の医・薬史学的研究

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This paper discusses how "mudan" (牡丹) is used in traditional Chinese medical references, formularies and herbals. Paeonia moutan has been called "mu-shaoyao" (木芍薬) which means "wood shaoyao." Shaoyao, i.e. P. albiflora is also used in Chinese medicine, and has been cultivated in various districts in China. "Mudan" described in jin-gui-yao-lue (金匱要略), a formulary compiled in the beginning of the 3rd century, is considered to be root cortex of Paeonia moutan. In jin-gui-yao-lue, "mudan" is used in the prescriptions for chronic inflammatory diseases, which is considered to produce a state of stagnation of disordered blood, or yuxie (〓血) as expressed in Chinese medicine. Examples of such prescriptions are guizhi-fuling-wan (桂枝茯苓丸) and wen-jin-tang (湯経湯) for chronic female genital diseases, ba-wei-tang (八味丸) for diseases of the aged, e.g. diabetes, arteriosclerosis etc., and dahuang-mudan-tang (大黄牡丹湯) for appendicitis and carbuncle. In traditional Chinese medicine, "mudan" has been used mainly as pills or in combination with guipi (桂皮), i.e. bark of Cinnamomum species.
日本生薬学会の論文
1979-09-20