Dabie
Mountains are located at the junction of Anhui, Henan and Hubei
provinces in the East of China. With its varied altitude, climate, and
soil texture, Dabie Mountains are extremely rich in wild plant
resources. The 12th Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Resources
Scientific Expedition Team of Shenyang Pharmaceutical University
conducted a study on wild vascular plants resources, especially
medicinal vascular plants, through field investigation, literature
review and specimen identification. There were 472 species of vascular
plants belonging to 347 genera and 125 families collected during July
2018 in this area, of which 424 species were medicinal vascular plants,
accounting for 89.83% of the total. From the perspective of medicinal
parts, most of the medicinal plants there have values in their roots
and rhizomes, as well as the whole plants. The efficacy and
characteristics of these pharmaceutical dimensions were also summarized
and analyzed in detail. Besides, among the wild vascular plants
collected, the most dominant families with the biggest numbers of
species are Compositae, Lamiaceae, Liliaceae, Rosaceae, Leguminosae,
Ranunculaceae, Saxifragaceae and Polygonaceae, and the dominant genus
are Viola and Sedum. In terms of life form, perennial herbs are
dominant, accounting for 55.72% of the total species, followed by some
annual (or biennial) herbs, shrubs and lianas. Finally, recommendations
are put forward for strengthening the protection and utilization of
wild medicinal plant resources in Dabie Mountains.
