中国秋海棠属植物的传统利用

秋海棠属植物除了具有较高的观赏价值外,在中国还作为药用、食用、饮料和饲料等被利用。本文应用民族植物学研究方法,通过野外调查、文献和标本收集整理和研究,共记载了中国产26种秋海棠属植物被作为药用、食用、饮料和饲料加以利用。在所记载的26种国产秋海棠属植物中,有24种作药用,8种作食用(蔬菜)或饮料,5种作饲料。3种作饮料的种类在其自然分布地被广泛利用。9种秋海棠作为多种用途加以利用,其中8种既被作为药用、食用和饮料,也被作为饲料加以利用。本研究还表明,国产秋海棠属植物中,有些种类由于过度采集利用或其它因素已变得稀有或濒危。由此提出,合理开发利用和有效保护应成为今后中国秋海棠属植物研究的重要内容。

Traditional Uses of Begonias (Begoniaceae) in China

Twenty-six species in the genus Begonia were recorded for different purposes as medicine,food,beverage and pig feed in China(ornamental uses excluded).Among these twenty-six species recorded for different uses,twenty-four species are used as medicine,eight species are used as food(vegetable)or beverage,and five species are used as pig feed.Three species are commonly used for making beverage in the areas of their natural distribution.Nine species have multiple uses,either for medicine,for food,beverage or pig feed.Our study also indicated that some species are becoming rare and endangered owning to over collection and other factors.