Abstract
Rougui is the dried bark of Presl. belonging to the Laurel family, Lauraceae (Lee et al. in Journal of Food and Drug Analysis 18:225–231, 128–135, 2010a, b). According to the Pharmacopeia of People’s Republic of China (Pharmacopoeia Committee of P. R. China. in China Medical Science Press, Beijing (in China), 2010), Rougui is harvested usually in autumn and then dried in the shade. one of the most important trees in the subtropical evergreen broadleaf forest, is widely distributed in the south of China along the Yangtze River valley, and is also found in Korea, Japan and Vietnam (Zheng. in Chinese Forestry Press, Beijing, 1983). It has been widely planted in cities throughout southern China because of its high landscaping value and resistance to disease and pollution (Tian et al. in Scientia Silvae Sinicae 43:29–35, 2007). Guangxi and Guangdong provinces are the main producers and account for more than 95 % of Chinese production of Rougui.
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Feng, T., Liu, X., Lin, B., Zhou, Y. (2015). Cinnamomum cassia Presl. 肉桂 (Rougui, Cassia Bark Tree). In: Liu, Y., Wang, Z., Zhang, J. (eds) Dietary Chinese Herbs. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-99448-1_67
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