Common Chinese Materia Medica: Volume 10 (Common Chinese Materia Medica, 10)

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. 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 Suggested Reading