Guest guest Posted April 20, 2002 Report Share Posted April 20, 2002 Dear Group: What is the relationshiop between Wu Jia Pi (cortex Acanthopanacis) and Ci Wu Jia (eleutherococcus)? Are they the same plant? Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 21, 2002 Report Share Posted April 21, 2002 On Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 03:22 PM, Julie Chambers wrote: > Dear Group: > > What is the relationshiop between Wu Jia Pi (cortex Acanthopanacis) and > Ci Wu Jia (eleutherococcus)? Are they the same plant? > > Julie > OHAI published a text, " Eleutherococcus Ginseng " , a number of years ago, based on the work of a medical anthropologist, Bruce Halstead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 22, 2002 Report Share Posted April 22, 2002 Sorry, my last e-mail about this was cut off before completion. The book " Eleutherococcus Senticosus " , by Bruce Halstead, M.D., and Loretta Hood (Oriental Healing Arts Institute) is the most in-depth English booklet on the subject. In the text, the authors explain that wu jia pi was the original name used for several plants of acanthopanax species, and despite differences in qualities and functions, they were often confused. Apparently, one particular plant, eleutherococcus senticosus, has been named ci wu jia in recent times, and this is the one with the warm, sweet, supplementing properties. Another plant, acanthopanax gracilistylus, is now called wu jia pi. One of the plants, periploca sepium, is now called xiang jian pi, used for bi zheng. However, it has strong bitter and toxic qualities that make it unsuitable as a supplementing medicinal. The Great Dictionary of Chinese Medicinals has ten plants listed under wu jia pi, and three eleutherococcus also listed under wu jia pi, and one plant under hong mao wu jia pi. The Dictionary lists both modern research and traditional functions, mentioning the Russian research on its adaptagenic qualities ('non-specific increased resistance " to disease). In summary, the 'adaptagenic' qualities of ci wu jia (eleutherococcus), a common plant in northern Manchuria, Hokkaido, and Siberia, are not emphasized in the traditional ben cao literature, because of the use of several similar plants of the same species with different medicinal qualities. On Saturday, April 20, 2002, at 03:22 PM, Julie Chambers wrote: > Dear Group: > > What is the relationshiop between Wu Jia Pi (cortex Acanthopanacis) and > Ci Wu Jia (eleutherococcus)? Are they the same plant? > > Julie > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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