Abstract

Ziziphi Spinosae Semen(also named 酸棗仁, Suan Zao Ren) which has calming the spirit and nourishing the spirit efficacy is widely used in Korean traditional medicine. This herbal medicine is defined as the seed of Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa in Korean, Chinese and Japanese Pharmacopedia. Because of it’s the morphological similarity and taxonomic relation between seeds of Z. mauritana and Leucaena leucocephala, however, these seeds have also been distributed as the Ziziphi Spinosae Semen in herbal market. These have different efficacy and has been used different part of plant. Therefore it is very important to identify accurate species and the botanical origins of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen. As a result of this study, we suggest key identification point of Ziziphi Spinosae Semen based on the morphological features.

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