中药由于品种繁多 ,名称也复杂 ,历代本草及各朝代著名药学家从诸多方面对中药进行描述。有的常有形态及性状、产地、色泽、气味、药用器官、生长季节和功能等特征。中药名称的溯源对了解中药的历史由来和演变 ,尤其对中药的鉴别都有很大意义。以下对部分常用中药名称的溯源作 Because of the variety of Chinese medicines and the complex name, traditional herbalists and famous pharmacists of various dynasties have described traditional Chinese medicines in many aspects. Some often have features such as morphology and traits, origin, color, smell, medicinal organs, growing season and function. The traceability of the names of Chinese medicines is of great significance for understanding the origin and evolution of traditional Chinese medicines, especially for the identification of traditional Chinese medicines. The following are traceable to the names of some commonly used Chinese medicines