Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi People in Lijiang Area, Northwest Yunnan, China

Zhang, Lingling; Zhang, Yu; Pei, Shengji; Geng, Yanfei; Wang, Chen; Yuhua, Wang

doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0030-6

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Inventory of medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi in Lijiang area, Northwest Yunnan, China (Ranked alphabetically, Ethnotaxically organized)

From: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal dietary plants used by the Naxi People in Lijiang Area, Northwest Yunnan, China

Local name	Family	Scientific name of original plant	Medicinal dietary function	Diet type	Preparation	Part used	Habitat	Voucher specimen code
Zhuzishen	Campanulaceae	Codonopsis convolvulacea subsp. forrestii (Diels) D. Y. Hong ex L. M. Ma	Treat eye disease	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat; steamed with egg	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0005
Shanyao	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscorea deltoidea Wall. ex Griseb.; Dioscorea delavayi Franch.; Dioscorea hemsleyi Prain ex Burkill; Dioscorea sp.	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying	Vegetable, Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Semi-domesticated	ZY-0021, ZY-0022, ZY-0023, ZY-0024
Yekuai	Malvaceae	Malva verticillata L.	Postpartum blood stasis	Medicinal diet	Soup made with egg	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0001
Xuelianhua	Compositae	Saussurea leucoma Diels	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying	Medicinal diet	Soaked in boiling water	Whole plant	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0010
Xuecha	Icmadophilaceae	Thamnolia vermicularis (Sw.) Ach.ex Schae; Thamnolia subuliformis (Ehrh.) W. L. Culb	Treat cold, Clean away heat, detoxification	Generation tea	Soaked in boiling water	Whole plant	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0079, ZLL-0080
Xiaohongshen	Rubiaceae	Galium elegans Wall. ex Roxb.	Alleviate backache,bruises	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZY-0035
Xiangyashen	Zingiberaceae	Roscoea tibetica Batalin; Roscoea yunnanensis Loes.; Roscoea cautleoides Gagnep.	Kidney deficiency	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZY-0121, ZY-0122, ZY-0123
Xiangru	Labiatae	Origanum vulgare L.	Treat cold	Spices	Boil water	Aerial part	Wild-gathered	GYF-0061
Wuweizi	Magnoliaceae	Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill.	Alleviate fatigue,treat insomnia	Fruit, medicinal diet	Infused with alcohol	Fruit	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0027
Tiaoshen	Compositae	Stebbinsia umbrella (Franch.) Lipsch.	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0107
Songhuafen	Pinaceae	Pinus armandii Franch.	Moistening lung, Anti-tussive	Medicinal diet	Mixed with honey or brown sugar	Pollen	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0060
Songzi	Pinaceae	Pinus yunnanensis Franch.	Moistening lung, Anti-tussive	Nut	Dried	Kernel	Wild-gathered	ZY-0074
Songluo	Parmeliaceae	Usnea longissina Ach.	Moistening lung, Anti-tussive	Generation tea	Soaked in boiling water	Whole plant	Wild-gathered	GYF-0082
Songjisheng	Loranthaceae	Arceuthobium pini Hawksworth et Wiens	Treat insomnia	Generation tea	Soaked in boiling water	Leaf	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0105
Shanzha	Rosaceae	Crataegus scabrifolia (Franch.) Rehd.; Crataegus chungtienensis W. W. Smith	Appetizing,diuresis	Fruit, Candied fruit	Soaked in boiling water,mixed with honey	Fruit	Semi-domesticated	ZLL-0016, ZLL-0017
Shanjinzi	Rosaceae	Malus rockii Rehd.	Appetizing,diuresis	Fruit, Candied fruit	Soaked in boiling water,mixed with honey	Fruit	Semi-domesticated	ZLL-0132
Qinciguo	Rosaceae	Prinsepia utilis Royle	Postpartum weakness, Tonifying,	Oil	Extracted oil	Kernel	Semi-domesticated	ZLL-0075
Pugong Ying	Compositae	Taraxacum mongolicum Hand.-Mazz.	Clean away heat, detoxification	Vegetable	Made into soup	Aerial part	Wild-gathered	ZY-0002
Niubang	Compositae	Arctium lappa L.	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZY-0007
Mugua	Rosaceae	Chaenomeles speciosa (Sweet) Nakai	Anti–rheumatism	Fruit, seasoning	Stewed with fish	Fruit	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0013
Muer	Auriculariaceae	Auricularia auricula (L. ex Hook.) Underw	Gut purge	Vegetable	Cold dish	Whole plant	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0028
Mianshen	Labiatae	Eriophyton wallichii Benth.	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0065
Manjing	Cruciferae	Brassica rapa L.	Appetizing	Grain, vegetable	Raw, boiled	Root	Domesticated	ZLL-0045
Luobo	Cruciferae	Raphanus sativus L.	Appetizing	Vegetable	Raw, boiled	Root	Domesticated	ZLL-0069
Longdancao	Gentianaceae	Gentiana rigescens Franch. ex Hemsl.; Gentiana szechenyii Kanitz; Gentiana cephalantha Franch. ex Hemsl.	Kidney deficiency	Ferment	Boiled in water	Aerial part	Wild-gathered	ZY-0094, ZY-0095, ZY-0096
Juehuashen	Compositae	Hippolytia delavayi (Franch. ex W. W. Smith) Shih	Alleviate fatigue, Tonifying, moistening lung, Anti-tussive	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZY-0039
Jiucai	Liliaceae	Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng.	Calm nerves	Vegetable	Cooked with goat liver	Leaf	Domesticated	ZLL-0032
Jicai	Cruciferae	Capsella bursa-pastoris (Linn.) Medik.	Clean away heat, detoxification	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZY-0054
Daji	Compositae	Cirsium griseum Levl.; Cirsium lidjiangense Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.; Cirsium chlorolepis Petr. ex Hand.-Mazz.; Cirsium eriophoroides (Hook.f.) Petrak	Tonifying	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0041, ZLL-0042, ZLL-0043, ZLL-0044
Huixiang	Umbelliferae	Foeniculum vulgare Mill.	Alleviate fatigue,alleviate backache	Vegetable, seasoning	Steamed with egg	Tender stem	Cultivated	GYF-0108
Huitiaocai	Chenopodiaceae	Chenopodium album L.	Treat constipation	Vegetable	Made into soup	Tender stem	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0128
Huangjing	Liliaceae	Polygonatum cirrhifolium (Wall.) Royle	Anti–rheumatism, promoting lactation,	Medicinal diet	Brewed	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0078
Huajiao	Rutaceae	Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.	Anti-rheumatism, treat belly ache	Seasoning	Soaked in boiling water	Fruit	Semi-domesticated	ZLL-0056
Heicaowu	Ranunculaceae	Aconitum stapfianum Hand.-Mazz.	Anti-rheumatism, treat stomachache, belly ache	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0067
Elancai	Cruciferae	Thlaspi arvense L.	Diuresis	Vegetable	Made into soup	Aerial part	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0029
Dujuanhua	Ericaceae	Rhododendron yunnanense Franch; Rhododendron hippophaeoides Balf. f. et W. W. Smith	Gut purge	Snacks, vegetable	Cold dish	Petal	Wild-gathered	ZY-0037, ZY-0038
Chuanxiong	Umbelliferae	Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort.	Alleviate backache	Vegetable	Steamed with egg	Tender stem	Cultivated	ZLL-0104
Chonglian	Rosaceae	Sanguisorba filiformis (Hook. f.) Hand.-Mazz.	Kidney deficiency	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0097
Chongcao	Clavicipitaceae	Cordyceps sinensis (Berk.) Sacc.	Treat eye disease	Medicinal diet	Stewed with meat, steamed with egg,infused with alcohol	Whole plant	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0077
Cheqiancao	Plantaginaceae	Plantago depressa Willd.	Alleviate fatigue,diuresis	Vegetable	Stewed with meat	Root	Wild-gathered	ZLL-0116
Baihe	Liliaceae	Lilium lankongense Franch.; Lilium lancifolium Thunb.	Moistening lung, Anti-tussive	Vegetable	Stewed with meat	Bulb	Wild-gathered	GYF-0102, GYF-0103

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