Xining Da Huang: History · Resources · Comprehensive Development and Utilization

Author: Zhang Xiaofeng
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: Rheum officinale, a world-famous traditional Chinese medicinal material unique to China, is renowned for its quality. "Xining Rheum" refers to the roots and rhizomes of Rheum palmatum and Rheum tanguticum, belonging to the Polygonaceae family, primarily grown in Qinghai Province. It is celebrated for its excellent texture, bright color, high oil content, and high levels of anthraquinones, the main active ingredients. Being purely natural, pollution-free, and processed in a unique way, it has gained international fame and is known as "Xining Rheum." It is one of the most famous and high-quality traditional Chinese medicinal materials in Qinghai Province, with a long history of use and numerous pharmacological effects, as well as wide clinical applications. This book is divided into five chapters: the origin of Rheum, medicinal cultivation, the processing and sales of Xining Rheum medicinal materials. It holds significant guidance value for scientific research, teaching, and production in related disciplines such as traditional Chinese medicine and plant resource science. This book is suitable for undergraduate students, researchers, and production personnel in the fields of biology and pharmacy.