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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (10): 79-86.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20191100855

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Quality Evaluation of Introduced Phellodendron chinense in Beijing Medicinal Plant Garden

Shuo Xu(), Xuewei Duan, Zhao Zhang(), Jing Yu, Xinlei Zhao, Yongfang Fan   

  1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100193
  • Received:2019-11-19 Revised:2020-01-03 Online:2020-04-05 Published:2020-03-19

Abstract:

The paper aims to explore the quality and expand the planting area of the Phellodendron chinense introduced into Beijing Medical Plant Garden. The water, total ash, extract, berberine and phellodendron content of the bark of P. chinense introduced into Beijing Medical Plant Garden were determined and compared with the cultivated P. chinense bark in the main producing area and the commercial Phellodendri chinensis cortex, and the quality of the introduced phellodendron bark in Beijing Medical Plant Garden was comprehensively evaluated. The results showed that the moisture content, total ash content, extract content, berberine content and phellodendron content of the dry bark of P. chinense introduced in Beijing Medical Plant Garden was (5.63±0.12)%, (7.30±0.12)%, (23.83±1.68)%, (7.02±0.25)% and (0.44±0.01)%, respectively, which met the requirements of Phellodendri chinensis cortex of Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China(2015, PartⅠ). Compared with the cultivated and commercial Phellodendri chinensis cortex in the main production area, the index components’ content of Phellodendri chinensis cortex from Beijing Medicinal Plant Garden belonged to the middle level. The results show that the quality of the P. chinense introduced into Beijing Medical Plant Garden is good and it could be used as Phellodendri chinensis cortex, which could provide a scientific basis for the northward migration of the cultivation area of Phellodendri chinensis cortex.

Key words: Phellodendron chinense, Phellodendri chinensis cortex, introduction and cultivation, quality evaluation, berberine, phellodendrine

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