Textual Research for Cultivars of Chinese Medicinal Materials Aurantii Fructus

OBJECTIVE To make the literature records of various varieties of the original plants of Aurantii Fructus clearly in order to provide historical and scientific basis for determining the original plants of Aurantii Fructus.

METHODS In combination with modern plant taxonomy and commodity application, this paper researched ancient and modern documents in terms of materia medica, agronomy and historical literature.

RESULTS Citrus aurantium, Citrus aurantium ‘Huangpi’, Citrus aurantium ‘Daidai’ and Citrus aurantium ‘Chuluan’ collected in Chinese Pharmacopoeia had all been recorded in ancient and modern literature, but Citrus aurantiun ‘Tangcheng’ had not been recorded in ancient literature, and there was no medicinal material commodity in modern. Both Citrus aurantium ‘Changshan-huyou’ and Citrus aurantiun ‘Xiucheng’ not collected in Chinese Pharmacopoeia both had been recorded in ancient and modern literature to used as Aurantii Fructus, and there were bulk commercial medicinal materials.

CONCLUSION Citrus aurantiun ‘Tangcheng’ can be deleted from Aurantii Fructus in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, while Citrus aurantium ‘Changshan-huyou’ and Citrus aurantiun ‘Xiucheng’ should be added as the original plants of Aurantii Fructus in Chinese Pharmacopoeia.