This tenth volume records 5 species of resin, 74 species of animals, 41 species of minerals and fossils. There are resins such as Liquidambar orientalis, Commiphore myrrha, Boswellia carterii, Garcinia hanburyi; animals such as Solenognathus hardwickii, , Cervus nippon, Scolopendra subspinipes, Cryptotympana pustulata, Agkistrodon acutus, Bombyx mori, Collocalia esculenta, Moschus moschiferus, Hippocampus kelloggi, Gekko gekko; minerals and fossils such as mercury, gypsum, alum, mirabilite, cinnabar, actinolite, calomel, keel, dens draconis, lithodes, fossilia spiriferis.
In each specie, it introduces the scientific names, medicinal names, morphologies, habitats, distributions, acquisition and processing methods of these medicinal plants, the content of medicinal properties, therapeutic effects, usage and dosage of these medicinal plants, and attaches unedited color pictures and pictures of part herbal medicines of each species. This book series has 10 volumes in total, which covers over 2000 kinds of Chinese medicines that are commonly used. These volumes not only introduce the efficacy function and some prescriptions of the medicines, but also introduce the biological characteristics of them in detail with clear photos of the habitats, so that readers can identify them in the field. Apart from the growing environment, the books expound the distribution areas and other information to facilitate researches and other applications. The volumes are targeted at readers of general interests and it is also of high referential value for scientific researcher and teachers. It can be used as a guide to researchers, clinical doctors, and students in the department of pharmaceutics and traditional Chinese medicine.
Author(s): Huagu Ye, Chuyuan Li, Wencai Ye, Feiyan Zeng
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2021
Language: English
Pages: 231
City: Singapore
Participating Units
Preface
Abstract
Contents
Chapter 1: Medicinal Angiosperms of Hamamelidaceae, Burseraceae, and Guttiferae
1.1 Resins
1.1.1 Family: Hamamelidaceae
1.1.1.1 Liquidambar orientalis [1]
1.1.2 Family: Burseraceae
1.1.2.1 Commiphora myrrha [2] and Balsamodendron ehrenbergianum
1.1.3 Family: Burseraceae
1.1.3.1 Boswellia carterii [3]
1.1.4 Family: Guttiferae
1.1.4.1 Garcinia hanburyi
References
Chapter 2: Medicinal Angiosperms of Hominidae, Pentatomidae, Bufonidae, Calliphoridae, Petauristidae, Arcidae, Hirudinidae, and Mustelidae
2.1 Animals
2.1.1 Family: Hominidae
2.1.1.1 Depositum Urinae Hominis
2.1.2 Family: Hominidae
2.1.2.1 Placenta Hominis
2.1.3 Family: Hominidae
2.1.3.1 Carbonized Hair [1]
2.1.4 Family: Pentatomidae
2.1.4.1 Aspongopus chinensis
2.1.5 Family: Bufonidae
2.1.5.1 Bufo melanostictus
2.1.6 Family: Calliphoridae
2.1.6.1 Chrysomya megacephala
2.1.7 Family: Petauristidae
2.1.7.1 Trogopterus xanthipes
2.1.8 Family: Arcidae
2.1.8.1 Arca granosa
2.1.9 Family: Hirudinidae
2.1.9.1 Whitmania pigra [2]
2.1.10 Family: Mustelidae
2.1.10.1 Lutra lutra [3]
References
Chapter 3: Medicinal Angiosperms of Bovidae, Colubridae, Haliotidae, Physeteridae, and Cypraeidae
3.1 Family: Bovidae
3.1.1 Bos taurus domesticus Grass Lumps
3.2 Family: Bovidae
3.2.1 Calculus Bovis [1]
3.3 Family: Bovidae
3.3.1 Cornu Bubali
3.4 Family: Bovidae
3.4.1 Cornu Antelopis
3.5 Family: Colubridae
3.5.1 Elaphe moellendorffi
3.6 Family: Colubridae
3.6.1 Pillis Ophidiae [2]
3.7 Family: Colubridae
3.7.1 Zaocys dhummades [3]
3.8 Family: Haliotidae
3.8.1 Haliotis diversicolor Shell
3.9 Family: Physeteridae
3.9.1 Ambergris
3.10 Family: Cypraeidae
3.10.1 Mauritia arabica Shell
3.11 Family: Cypraeidae
3.11.1 Monetaria annulus Shell
References
Chapter 4: Medicinal Angiosperms of Columbidae, Megascolecidae, Apidae, Buthidae, Cicadidae, Ostreae, Geoemydidae, Phasianidae, and Blattellidae
4.1 Family: Columbidae
4.1.1 Columba domesticus Feces
4.2 Family: Megascolecidae
4.2.1 Pheretima aspergillum
4.3 Family: Apidae
4.3.1 Xylocopa dissimilis
4.4 Family: Buthidae
4.4.1 Buthus martensii
4.5 Family: Cicadidae
4.5.1 Huechys sanguinea
4.6 Family: Ostreae
4.6.1 Ostrea rivularis Shell
4.7 Family: Geoemydidae
4.7.1 Chinemys reevesii Shell
4.8 Family: Phasianidae
4.8.1 Endothelium Corneum
4.9 Family: Erinaceinae
4.9.1 Erinaceus europaeus Skin
4.10 Family: Blattellidae
4.10.1 Opisthoplatia orientalis
Chapter 5: Medicinal Angiosperms of Myrmeleontidae, Elapidae, Sciaenidae, Canidae, Vespertilionidae, Cheloniidae, Pteriidae, Tabanidae, Manidae, and Gekkonidae
5.1 Family: Myrmeleontidae
5.1.1 Myrmeleon formicarius
5.2 Elapidae
5.2.1 Bungarus multicinctus
5.3 Sciaenidae
5.3.1 Pseudosciaena crocea
5.4 Canidae
5.4.1 Penis et Testis Canis
5.5 Vespertilionidae
5.5.1 Bat Dung
5.6 Cheloniidae
5.6.1 Eretmochelys imbricata Shell
5.7 Pteriidae
5.7.1 Pearl
5.8 Tabanidae
5.8.1 Tabanus signatipennis
5.9 Manidae
5.9.1 Manis pentadactyla Scale
5.10 Gekkonidae
5.10.1 Gekko gecko
5.11 Gekkonidae
5.11.1 Gekko subpalmatus
Chapter 6: Medicinal Angiosperms of Felidae, Syngnathidae, Melitaeidae, Goniasteridae, Pegasidae, Sepiidae, Turbinidae, Mantidae, and Cervidae
6.1 Felidae
6.1.1 Panthera pardus None
6.2 Syngnathidae
6.2.1 Hippocampus kelloggi
6.3 Syngnathidae
6.3.1 Solenognathus hardwickii
6.4 Melitaeidae
6.4.1 Melitodes squamata Nutting
6.5 Goniasteridae
6.5.1 Stellaster equestris
6.6 Pegasidae
6.6.1 Pegasus laternarius
6.7 Sepiidae
6.7.1 Sepiella maindroni Internal Shell
6.8 Turbinidae
6.8.1 Turbo cornutus Operculum
6.9 Mantidae
6.9.1 Tenodera sinensis Ootheca
6.10 Cervidae
6.10.1 Cervus nippon Antlers
6.11 Cervidae
6.11.1 Moschus Secreta
Chapter 7: Medicinal Angiosperms of Leporidae, Meloidae, Veneridae, Ranidae, Dendrophylliidae, Cercopithecidae, Blattidae, Scolopendridae, and Vespidae
7.1 Leporidae
7.1.1 Lepus sinensis
7.2 Meloidae
7.2.1 Mylabris phalerata
7.3 Veneridae
7.3.1 Meretrix meretrix Shell
7.4 Ranidae
7.4.1 Rana temporaria chensinensis Oviduct
7.5 Dendrophylliidae
7.5.1 Coral Skeleton
7.6 Cercopithecidae
7.6.1 Macaca mulatta Lithiasis
7.7 Cercopithecidae
7.7.1 Macaca mulatta Bone
7.8 Blattidae
7.8.1 Periplaneta australasiae Excrement
7.9 Scolopendridae
7.9.1 Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans
7.10 Vespidae
7.10.1 Polistes olivaceus Nests
Chapter 8: Medicinal Angiosperms of Limulidae, Cicadidae, Ursidae, Viperidae, Bombycidae, Apodidae, Bufonidae, Trionychidae, Mobulidae, and Equidae
8.1 Limulidae
8.1.1 Tachypleus tridentatus Carapace
8.2 Cicadidae
8.2.1 Cryptotympana pustulata
8.3 Ursidae
8.3.1 Selenactos thibetanus Bile
8.4 Viperidae
8.4.1 Agkistrodon acutus
8.5 Bombycidae
8.5.1 Bombyx mori
8.6 Family: Apodidae
8.6.1 Collocalia esculenta Nest
8.7 Family: Bufonidae
8.7.1 Bufo
8.8 Family: Trionychidae
8.8.1 Trionyx sinensis Shell
8.9 Family: Mobulidae
8.9.1 Mabula japonica Gill and Mobula birostris Gill
8.10 Family: Equidae
8.10.1 Donkey-Hide Gelatin
Chapter 9: Medicinal Minerals and Fossils
9.1 Minerals and Fossils
9.1.1 Pyrolusitum
9.1.2 Mica Stone
9.1.3 Mercury
9.1.4 Hydrargyrum Oxydatum Crudum
9.1.5 Gypsum
9.1.6 Fossil Shell of Spirifer
9.1.7 Fossil Telphusa
9.1.8 Dens Draconis
9.1.9 Fossil Fragments
9.1.10 Quartz Album
9.1.11 Alum
9.1.12 Crystallus Hydrargyrum Bichlortum
9.1.13 Compound of Mirabilite and Liquorice
9.1.14 Selenitum Glanberitum
9.1.15 Mirabilite
9.1.16 Zinnober
9.1.17 Native Copper
9.1.18 Actinolite
9.1.19 Agate
9.1.20 Halloysitum Rubrum
Chapter 10: Medicinal Minerals and Fossils
10.1 Ophicalcite
10.2 Cinnabar
10.3 Copperas
10.4 Phlogopite
10.5 Calamine
10.6 Calcitum
10.7 Arsenolite
10.8 Calomel
10.9 Stalactite
10.10 Prepared Salt
10.11 Limonitum
10.12 Sulfate of Copper
10.13 Pumice
10.14 Lithargite
10.15 Amber
10.16 Sulfur
10.17 Realgar
10.18 Amethyst
10.19 Talc
10.20 Magnetite
10.21 Ochre
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