对黄药子、红药子、白药子常见品种进行了整理,并对主要品种进行了鉴定,旨在为纠正这 3种生药的混乱现象和正确应用提供参考。

TCMs Huang yaozi,and Baiyaozi were very confusing because of their similaritiesin Chinese names, though they were actually of different plant families.Their characteristic differences were straightened out to provide a basis for propper identification of the three crude drubs.