This study aims to survey through literature the origin of Celastraceae (belonging to the class of wild spimach) which grow in nature or are cultivated in Korea. The results of survey can be summarized as follows;
1. The total 40species of wild spinach surveyed consisted of 7 Celastrus, 32 Euonymus, 1 Tripterygium; Euonymus occupies 80% of these species.
2. The wild spinaches of the Korean origin were found to be 3genuses, 40species, among which the herb species occupied about 56%
3. The herb species out of the wild spinaches were 7 ones according to the nomenclature of Korean oriental medicine. They were 24 root species, 20 leaf species. 3 seed species, 20 cortex species, 9 fruit species, 6 exocarpium species, I flora species.
Thus it was noticed that radix was the main kind.
4. In view of their traits, they were 10 antife brile species, 5 neutral in nature species and 12 hot-natured species.
5. In view of their dfficacy and following for duplicate nomenclature, they can be classified into 6 heat-clearing and detoxifying herbs, 6 insecticides, 16 expel wind alleviate itching herbs, 8 promote blood circulation hemostatic herbs, I gastrotomic herbs 9 promote diuresis to reduce edema herbs and 1 invigratic herbs.
6. The toxic herbs were lekondung, kijunyu, etc. However, expect lekondung, their toxity was weak and they accounted of 48% of the total herb plants. As discussed above the herb plants account for 56% of the total wild sponaches. Among them the root species are ranked atop. It is conceived that these herb plants should be surveyed more for their clinical efficacy.
|