Study on biological character of Hepialus introduced from Yunnan province / 中国中药杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the biological character of Hepialus introduced from Yunnan province.</p><p><b>METHOD</b>H. jianchuanensis introduced from Yunnan was bred artificially to observe its biological character.</p><p><b>RESULT</b>The pupa duration was about 40 d, pupa emergence lasted for one day, female to male ratio was about 1.2:1, the mating peak was 19:30-20:30, the adults duration was about 25 d, the average life time of female was 5-6 d and that of male 6-7 d, the average number of the producing egg was about 300, the average weight of the 100 eggs was 10.33 mg. Lasting period of the larva is 350 d and the infancy larva showed the character of the polyphagy and cold endurance.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Results indicate that there are some differences in the whole duration, weight of the 100 eggs and the number of the eggs left in the abdomen between H. jianchuanensis and others bred at the Kangding base.</p>

Comparison of the Mannitol Content in Cordyceps From Different Growing Areas / 中国药房

OBJECTIVE:To gain clear idea of influence of multiorigins of Cordyc ep s on quality and nature of this drug.METHODS:The mannitol contents in the Cordy ceps samples collected from different growing areas were determined and compared ,and their MDR(Mutual Different Rate)was analyzed.RESULTS:The MDRs among specim ens from Sichuan,Tibet and Yunnan were 0.012～0.32 and the MDRs among the Cordyc eps samples from different micro-ecological environment were 0.037～1.36.CONCLU SION:On the mannitol content in Cordyceps,the effect of the species diversity a nd the micro-ecological environment might exceed that of district and climate d ifference.

Scavenging effect of Cordyceps growing in different environment on hydroxyl radical / 中草药

Object To investigate and compare the scavenging effect of Cordyceps growing in different environment on hydroxyl radical. Methods 10-Phennanthroline-Fe 2+ oxidative assay was used to observe the effect of scavenging hydroxyl radical from H_2O_2/Fe 2+ system by the aquenous extracts of Cordyceps. Results Cordyceps from Naqu of Xizang,northwest Yunnan,and northwest Sichuan all showed us the significant effect on scavenging of hydroxyl radical produced from Fenton Reaction. The biggest values of MDR among Cordyceps specimens from various microecological environment surpassed that among specimens of Naqu of Xizang,northwest Yunnan,and northwest of Sichuan. Conclusion The aquenous extracts of Cordyceps could scavenge the hydroxyl radical from Fenton Reaction. The microecological environment for Cordyceps growing has an significant effect on its scavenging action.