Research progress of Alismatis Rhizoma and prediction analysis on its Q-marker / 中草药

ABSTRACT

Alismatis Rhizoma was first published in the “Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica”, listed as top grade, and most of the ancient herbals have been collected. Alismatis Rhizoma is mainly distributed in Fujian, Sichuan, and Jiangxi provinces. Alismatis Rhizoma has the effect of diffusing water and dampness, releasing heat, removing turbidity, and reducing lipid. Its modern pharmacological activity is extensive, and its clinical research is deepening gradually. This paper summarizes the research status of Alismatis Rhizoma from the aspects of herbal textual research, chemical composition, and pharmacological action. On this basis, the differences of different radicals of Alismatis Rhizoma are clarified. Based on the concept of quality marker (Q-marker), the Q-markers of Alismatis Rhizoma are predicted from the point of origin, combined with the research of pharmacodynamics, new medicinal uses and processing, in order to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of the effective components of Alismatis Rhizoma and provide scientific basis for formulation of new standards.