Identifying the ideal habitats for authentic herbs to cope with climate warming: a case study of Forsythia suspensa.

ABSTRACT: Forsythia suspensa (Thunb.) Vahl, a widely used medicinal plant, especially its fruits in the green fruit stage, is called "Qingqiao" (QQ). However, the effects of climate change on the quality of QQ have not been reported. Therefore, this study conducts an analysis from the perspective of quality distribution and further proposes future stable distribution areas. In this study, F. suspensa distribution data were collected through field surveys and online sources. Phillyrin and forsythoside A contents from selected QQ production areas were then combined and analyzed via the maximum entropy model alongside stepwise regression equations to assess the potential effects of future climate on QQ quality. The results suggest that under various representative concentration pathway (RCP2.6, RCP4.5,

SUBMITTER: Lu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12222367 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature