chang shan

  • origin of medicines

    TITLE: pharmaceutical industry: Medicines of ancient civilizations
    SECTION: Medicines of ancient civilizations
    ...An herbal compendium, said to have been written in the 28th century bc by the legendary emperor Shennong, described the antifever capabilities of a substance known as chang shan (from the plant species Dichroa febrifuga), which has since been shown to contain antimalarial alkaloids (alkaline organic chemicals containing nitrogen)....