Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy (생약학회지)
- Volume 25 Issue 2
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- Pages.188-193
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- 1994
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- 0253-3073(pISSN)
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- 2288-9299(eISSN)
Pharmacognostical Studies on the ‘Hoo Bak’
후박(厚朴)의 생약학적 연구
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Park, Jong-Hee
(College of Pharmacy, Pusan National University) ;
- Namba, Tsuneo (Research Institute for Wakan-Yaku, Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University)
- Published : 1994.06.30
Abstract
'Hoo Bak' is one of the Chinese crude drugs used mainly to cure a headache, apoplexy and dyspepsia. With regard to the botanical origin of 'Hoo Bak', it has been considered to be Machilus thunbergii of Lauraceae in Korea. But there has no pharmacognostical confirmation on it. To clarify the botanical origin of 'Hoo Bak', the anatomical characteristics of the bark of Machilus thunbergii, Magnolia officinalis and Magnolia obovata were studied. As a result, it was clarified that 'Hoo Bak' from Korea was the bark of Machilus thunbergii of Lauraceae.
Keywords
- Machilus thunbergii;
- Magnolia officinalis;
- Magnolia obovata;
- Lauraceae;
- Magnoliaceae;
- Hoo Bak;
- Chinese crude drug;
- botanical origin;
- anatomical study