Chinese medicinal materials of Amomum are derived from the fruit of the plant Amomum. It has the effects of drying dampness and warming the middle, removing phlegm and stopping malaria, dispelling dampness and stimulating appetite, warming spleen and stopping diarrhea, regulating Qi and stabilizing the fetus, dispelling dampness and eliminating diarrhea, regulating Qi and promoting appetite and digestion, and there are various processing methods. The purpose of processing Amomum is to “reduce toxicity and increase efficiency”. At present, there is a lack of systematic fusion studies on the changes of chemical components and pharmacodynamics after processing. This paper summarized the processing methods, chemical composition and pharmacological activity changes of Chinese medicinal materials of Amomum. It is found that the common processing methods are cleaning, cutting, stir-frying, salt-processing, wine-processing and ginger-processing, etc. After processing, the water solubility and volatile substances were significantly changed, and the pungent dryness was reduced, and the efficacy was enhanced. This paper provided a reference for the optimization of the processing technology and the processing of “syndrome” of Amomum.
| 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 |