白前与白薇在名称上有混乱情况。如上海地区因白前作竹鞭狀,中空如鹅管,过去药行則混称“鹅管白薇”。其鬚根黄色细软,主销福建泉州、厦門一带,福建称为“白眉”。白薇主产山东,故名东白薇。又形如龙胆草,故称“龙胆白薇”。但过去上海药行經售名叫“东白前”,华南和香港亦叫“东白前”。兩者实际上不同,不应混称。兹介紹其有关資料如下: 白前植物形态:萝藤科、多年生草本。茎中空如鹅管状。叶对生,狭披針形。夏秋間叶腋开紫白色小花。其 White and Bai Wei have chaotic names. For example, in Shanghai, because of its former bamboo whip shape, it is hollow as a geese tube. In the past, medicine lines were mixed and called “White Goose”. Its fibrous roots are yellow and soft, and it is sold in Fujian Quanzhou and Xiamen, and Fujian is known as the “white eyebrow”. Bai Wei is mainly produced in Shandong, hence the name Dongbaiwei. It is also known as gentian grass, so it is called “Ganxi Baiwei.” However, in the past, Shanghai Drugstore was sold as “Dongbaiqian” and South China and Hong Kong were also called “Dongbai”. The two are actually different and should not be mixed. The relevant information is described as follows: White plant morphology: Rothoe, perennial herb. Stem hollow as a goose tube. Leaves opposite, narrowly lanceolate. In summer and autumn, leaves open purple and white flowers. its