Taxonomic Identity of Leaf Fragments Found in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty and Botanical Origin of a Herbal Medicine 'Cheongung'

조선왕조실록 갈피에서 발견된 잎 조각의 실체 및 천궁의 식물학적 기원

  • Suh, Youngbae (Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Yeong Sik (Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Chaemin (Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jisoo (Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ko, Hye Jin (Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Sang Chan (Department of Korean History, College of Humanities, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeong, Jinsuk (Korea Polytech University) ;
  • Choi, Ho Young (College of Korean Medicine, Kyunghee University)
  • 서영배 (서울대학교 약학대학 천연물과학연구소) ;
  • 김영식 (서울대학교 약학대학 천연물과학연구소) ;
  • 이채민 (서울대학교 약학대학 천연물과학연구소) ;
  • 박지수 (서울대학교 약학대학 천연물과학연구소) ;
  • 고혜진 (서울대학교 약학대학 천연물과학연구소) ;
  • 이상찬 (서울대학교 인문대학 국사학과) ;
  • 정진숙 (한국산업기술대학교) ;
  • 최호영 (경희대학교 한의과대학)
  • Received : 2016.03.24
  • Accepted : 2016.06.01
  • Published : 2016.06.30

Abstract

Tiny leaf fragments were found in the Annals of the Joseon Dynasty, which were compiled about 500 years ago. The records describing the detailed process of compiling the Annals indicate that silk bags packed with the powders of 'Cheongung' and 'Changpo', which have been used as traditional herbal medicines in the northeast Asian countries such as China and Japan as well as Korea, were put in the wooden storage boxes together with the volumes of the Annals. However, there is no record that parts of plants were used in the process of compiling the Annals. The botanical origin of leaf fragments was identified as Ligusticum sinense 'Chuanxiong' by the analysis of trnK of chloroplast DNA as well as the examination of leaf surface with SEM. The comparative analysis of trnK sequences showed that the chloroplast DNA haplotype of 'Tocheongung', a triploid species cultivated in Korea, was identical with Cnidium officinale, but different from L. sinense 'Chuanxiong'. The molecular results provide a new suggestion on the botanical origin of crude drugs used as 'Cheongung', which has been disputed in Korea.

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