| Summary: | 碩士 === 中國醫藥學院 === 中國藥學研究所 === 81 === The purpose of this thesis is to survey, research and discover the resource of pharmaceutical plants growing in Taipei Hsien. During Nov. 1991 through May 1993, I called on Forestry Bureau, the Association of Pharmaceutical Plants, crude drug stores, Chinese doctor''s clinics and related organizations to collect information; meanwhile, I also drove around seashores, plains, hills, slope lands and mountains to identify and classify each species of pharmaceutical plants in sight. For the convenience of identification, I took slides of plants as possible as I could.
The followings are the abstract of studying results.
1.Taipei Hsien, is situated at the northwest of Taiwan, comprises 6 cities, 6 towns and 17 Shiangs in the area of 2,052.59 KM2. There are five kinds of topography, i.e. mountains, hills, slope lands, plains and seashores, in this district.
2.According to the plant taxonomy of Engler & Prantl System, I have collected and classified conclude that there are 1302 species of pharmaceutical plants, belonging to 6 phylums, 203 families and 783 genuses growing in Taipei Hsien. Each pharmaceutical plant in the text included the brief description of Chinese name, scientific name, origin of Pents''ao, distribution, vernacular name, medicinal portion, property & taste, toxicity, function & medical application, dosage; meanwhile, star mark * for cultivated species.
3.After scrutinizing, there are 611 species recorded in different kinds of Pents''ao, 26 species in Chinese Pharmacopia and 54 species in Japanese Pharmacopia.
4.Distributions of the pharmaceutical plants growing in Taipei Hsien are listed at full length according to altitude range. From the altitude distrbution of plants, it is not difficult to understand their growing habit and environment.
5.Under investigation, there are 81 species of poisonous pharmaceutical plants growing in Taipei Hsien, through recognizing the toxic plants, it is possible to avoid the accidents of poisoning by the plant.
6.The folk medicinal formulas are collected and promulgated for the sake of improving the public''s health.
7.The wholesale prices of crude in Taipei Hsien were investigated and listed out as a reference guide.
8.This thesis will also points out the species of worth-developing pharmaceutical plants growing in Taipei Hsien for potential use in the future.
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