Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
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葛缕子 / 藏茴香 / 凯利茴香 / 莳萝同类 / 欧茴香
Carum carvi L. (syn. Apium carvi, Selinum carvi)Infantile colic, functional dyspepsia, and flatulent meteorism (voltage-gated calcium channel blockade and smooth muscle relaxation via D-Carvone >= 50.0%), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and lactation stimulation.
蛇根木 / 印度蛇木 / 蛇根草 / 印度萝芙木 / 催眠木
Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz (syn. Ophioxylon serpentinum)Primary essential hypertension (hemodynamic systemic resistance reduction), refractory psychiatric manic agitation and schizophrenia, and cardiac supraventricular tachycardia (Ajmaline action).
大果腊肠树 / 爪哇腊肠树 / 粉花腊肠树 / 大果决明 / 珊瑚决明
Cassia grandis L.f. (syn. Bactyrilobium grande, Cathartocarpus grandis)Nutritional iron-deficiency anemia and postpartum exhaustion (surging hemoglobin and reticulocyte maturation via Bioavailable Iron >= 12.5 mg/100g and Grandisin), and chronic dry bound constipation.
毗黎勒 / 榄仁果 / 随果 / 贝里勒 / 藏药三果汤之一 / 毛诃子
Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. (syn. Myrobalanus bellirica)Chronic vocal cord hoarseness, aphonia, and laryngitis (restoring acoustic resonance via Belliricoside and gallic acid), Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD steatosis reduction), and hyperuricemia.
狭叶黑板树 / 狭叶乳木 / 狭叶盆架树 / 水乳木 / 沼泽黑板树
Alstonia angustiloba Miq.Tropical malaria pyrexia and intermittent swamp fevers (antiplasmodial schizontocidal activity via Angustilobine), suppurative cutaneous boils, and arthritic joint pain.
亚参果 / 酸果 / 罗汉酸果
Garcinia atroviridis Griff. ex T.AndersonMetabolic obesity, hypertriglyceridemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), postprandial glucose surges, and arterial atherosclerosis.
丝瓜 / 丝瓜络 / 蛮瓜 / 天罗 / 纯阳草
Luffa aegyptiaca Mill. (syn. Luffa cylindrica)Acute suppurative mastitis (resolving ductal obstruction and breast lumps), postpartum lactation insufficiency, intercostal neuralgia, post-stroke hemiplegic numbness, and rheumatoid arthritis.
蛇瓜 / 蛇豆 / 蛇王瓜 / 蛇丝瓜 / 大蛇瓜 / 蛇状栝楼
Trichosanthes cucumerina L. (syn. Trichosanthes anguina)Summer heat exhaustion and febrile dehydration, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (glycemic moderation and postprandial blunting), acute pharyngitis, and dry habitual constipation.
无根藤 / 无娘藤 / 金丝藤 / 假菟丝子 / 寄生藤 / 罗网藤
Cassytha filiformis L.Acute and chronic urinary tract infections, burning strangury, and hematuria (uropathogenic bacterial suppression and diuretic flushes via Cassythine >= 0.60%), acute icteric hepatitis, and postpartum pelvic heat.
萝芙木 / 降压木 / 山马蹄 / 假生姜 / 高山流苏 / 罗扶木
Rauvolfia verticillata (Lour.) Baill. (syn. Dissolaena verticillata)Stage 1 and 2 essential hypertension, hypertensive headache and dizziness, cardiac paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, and acute tonsillitis/pharyngitis.
槟榔膏 / 棕儿茶 / 膏儿茶 / 白儿茶 / 方儿茶 / 爪哇儿茶
Uncaria gambir (Hunter) Roxb. (syn. Nauclea gambir, Ourouparia gambir)Recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS / canker sores), chronic bleeding marginal gingivitis and periodontitis, superficial thermal burns, weeping eczema, and chronic watery diarrhea.
木麻黄 / 短枝木麻黄 / 驳骨树 / 铁木 / 千条树
Casuarina equisetifolia L. (syn. Casuarina littoralis, Casuarina africana)Refractory watery diarrhea and chronic infectious dysentery (enterocyte mucosal protein precipitation and antisecretory blockade via Casuarinin >= 1.50%), beriberi lower limb edema, and closed bone fractures.