中国药科大学药学专业英语课件-黄芪PPT.pptVIP

专业英语 黄 芪 Radix Astragali[English Name] Milkvetch Root Origins Plant Morphology Collection and Preparation Production and Commerce Description Microscopical Characters Chemical Constituents Physical and Chemical Identification Pharmacology Action Indication Main contents Huangqi(黄芪) is also called huangqi(黄耆) and was first recorded in Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing as a superior herb. According to Li Shizhen, the Chinese name huangqi(黄耆) consists of huang(黄) and qi(耆), huang meaning yellow, and qi meaning “leader”. It is one of the most important tonic herbs, and that is why it was given this name. It is the dried root of Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge.) Hsiao or Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch. ) Bge. , family Leguminosae. Origins A perennial herb, 40～80cm high. Main root stout, relatively long and straight. Stem erect, branched at the upper part. Leaves odd-pinnately compound, alternate, with 12～18 pairs of pinnae; stipules lanceolate. Plant Morphology Astragalus membranaceus (Fisch) Bge. var. mongholicus (Bge. ) Hsiao: odd-pinnately compound：奇数羽状复叶 pinnae：小叶，由拉丁语转变而来，复数 stipule：托叶 lanceolate ：披针形的 Flowers in axillary racemes; calyx campanulate, 5-toothed; corolla yellow or yellowish, 1.8～2cm long; standard oblong-ovate; wings and keel clawed; stamens 10, diadelphous; ovary long stalked. Legume (pod)，membranaceous, inflated to be semi-ovate, 1.1～1.5cm in diameter, glabrous. Flowering season Jun. ～Jul. ; fruiting season Jul.～Sept. . racemes：总状花序 calyx： 花萼 campanulate：钟状的 corolla：花冠 standard：旗瓣 wing：翼瓣 keel：龙骨瓣 diadelphous：二体雄蕊 stalked：柄 Texture hard and tenacious, uneasily broken, fracture highly fibrous and starchy, bark yellowish- white, wood pale yellow with radiate striations and fissures, the centre part of old root occasionally rotten-wood-shaped, blackish-brown or hollowed. Odour, weak; taste, slightly sweet and slightly bean-like