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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 14 Overview of Chinese medicine of Actinidia arguta Of: Zhang Qiang, Liman Ling, Hong Chen, Wang, MATERIA [Keywords:] traditional Chinese medicine, Actinidiae, review Actinidia arguta Actinidia arguta Actinidia Division Actinidia argutaor guta (Sieb.et Zucc.) Planch.ex Miq.’s Roots. Actinidia of about 54 species, distributed in Malaysia to a vast area in eastern Siberia, China is the main producing areas mainly distributed in northeast, north, northwest and the Yangtze River basin, Japan and North Korea also is distributed widely cultivated in China in Shaanxi Province, the planting area accounts for more than half of the country. In recent years found that the species all have anti-cancer, lowering blood pressure and other activity, indicating it has a broad development prospect. ancient herbal medicine were recorded in the fruit of Actinidia arguta kiwifruit, Actinidia arguta alias round dates, vine pear, peach vine ocean, with the stomach, heat, dampness of the effect, mainly used for treatment of gastric cancer, esophageal and other gastrointestinal cancers, and is good at dispelling wind and dampness, promoting blood circulation diuretic swelling, treatment Fengshibitong, jaundice, dysentery, shower cloud bands, furuncle, M. scrofulaceum and edema embolism. Actinidiae author in recent years on identification of the root in medicine, chemical composition, pharmacological effects and clinical application of research progress to be reviewed, in order for the drug to provide ideas for further research and development. Identification of a medicine 1.1 character identification Root cylindrical, slightly curved, ranging from the length, diameter 1.5 ~ 4 cm, reddish brown or brown the surface, took a longitudinal groove and the irregular cracks and transverse cracks on the skin often exposed fracture of the Ministry of wood, rough, even residues with branch roots, hard, difficult to break, irregular cross-section, the cortex