Dayuan Decoction (达原饮), a classic prescription, comes from The Theory ofEpidemic Fever written by WU Youke, a famous doctor in the Ming Dynasty. It is a representative prescription for treating epidemic diseases, which has the effects of opening onto the pleurodiaphragmatic interspace and repelling filth and transforming turbidity. It is widely used in modern clinic to treat viral infectious diseases, acute liver and lung injury, fever, insomnia and pediatric diseases. The chemical composition, pharmacological action and clinical application of Dayuan Decoction in recent years were summarized and the quality marker (Q-Marker) of this formula was predicted and analyzed according to the concept of Q-Marker. The results showed that arecoline, quercetin, magnolol, honokiol, epicatechin, protocatechuic acid, mangiferin, timosaponin AⅢ, paeoniflorin, albiflorin, benzoylpaeoniflorin, baicalin, baicalein, liquiritin, glycyrrhizicacid, glycyrrhetinic acid and isoliquiritigenin can be used as the Q-Markers, which could provide a reference for the quality control system and the development of Dayuan Decoction.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |