ABSTRACT
Mantidis Oötheca is commonly used Chinese medicine. Because of the used medicinal part is oötheca and many mantis species can yield ootheca, it is not possible to identify its original animal accurately. There is no unanimous conclusion about the corresponding relationship between Mantis and Mantidis Oötheca (Sangpiaoxiao). This relationship is the basis of the Mantidis Oötheca research. Our study combined the methods of artificial incubation oötheca and capture the living mantis to identify the species of Mantis and Mantidis Oötheca. The results showed that the origin insects of Mantidis Oötheca was Tenodera, Hierodula and Statilia genus insects. This has laid a foundation for further study of Mantidis Oötheca.
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Animals , Mantodea , Chemistry , Classification , Medicine, Chinese Traditional , Reference Standards , Quality ControlABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To clarify the commercial original species of hippocampus in the market.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>Field survey and interview were applied to the investigation.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>Present study identified the main commercial hippocampus of 13 species, including Pharmacopoeia contained four kinds of hippocampus (without Hippocampus japonicus) listed in Chinese Pharmacopoeia, and the identification method for the 13 kinds of commercially hippocampus was established.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The further research on hippocampus should be strengthened for the establishment of hippocampal quality control standard.</p>