Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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臭豆 / 美丽球花豆 / 帕基亚豆 / 东南亚臭豆 / 苦豆
Parkia speciosa Hassk.Essential hypertension (ACE inhibition and vascular eNOS upregulation), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (improving insulin sensitivity and b-cell release), calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis, and postprandial dyspepsia.
长春花 / 日日春 / 日日新 / 雁来红 / 四时春 / 三万花
Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don (syn. Vinca rosea, Lochnera rosea)Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (tubulin mitotic spindle arrest via Vincristine and Vinblastine), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (insulin secretagogue via Vindoline), and essential hypertension (Ajmalicine).
一枝香 / 伤寒草 / 细红花 / 假蒲公英 / 泰国戒烟草 / 斑鸠菊同属
Vernonia cinerea (L.) Less. (syn. Cyanthillium cinereum, Conyza cinerea)Tobacco dependence and smoking cessation (modulating oral gustatory perception and central a4b2 nAChRs via Hirsutinolides and Potassium Nitrate), acute bronchitis, smoker's cough, typhoid fevers, and cystitis.
鸡蛋花 / 缅栀子 / 红鸡蛋花 / 蛋黄花 / 大季花 / 印度素馨
Plumeria rubra L. var. acutifolia (Bailey) WoodsonSummer-heatstroke dehydration, acute tracheobronchitis with dry hacking cough, acute bacillary dysentery (Shigella enteritis), chronic pharyngitis, and essential hypertension.
吉贝 / 美洲木棉 / 爪哇木棉 / 白花木棉 / 锦地木棉
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. (syn. Bombax pentandrum, Eriodendron anfractuosum)Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (skeletal muscle GLUT4 glucose disposal and alpha-glucosidase inhibition via Vavain and Mangiferin), acute infectious bacillary dysentery, and postpartum hypogalactia.
杨桃根 / 五敛子根 / 阳桃根
Averrhoa carambola L. (radix)Degenerative knee osteoarthritis, chronic lumbar disc herniation, post-traumatic sprains/fractures, bleeding hemorrhoids, and functional dysmenorrhea.
白避霜花 / 白树仔 / 白金鸟巢树 / 避霜木 / 浅黄避霜花
Pisonia alba Span. (syn. Pisonia grandis cv. 'Alba')Acute and chronic gouty arthritis (non-purine Xanthine Oxidase inhibition and uricosuric clearance), hyperuricemia, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (D-pinitol insulin-mimetic signaling), and essential hypertension.
青葙 / 青葙子 / 野鸡冠花 / 草决明同类 / 狗尾巴花 / 细金管
Celosia argentea L. (syn. Celosia linearis, Celosia marginata)Ophthalmic liver-fire congestion and acute conjunctivitis (corneal VEGF and COX-2 suppression via Celosian >= 1.20%), corneal opacities and incipient cataracts (macrophage clearance of lens debris), and essential hypertension.
老鼠簕 / 刺田角 / 软骨老鼠簕 / 苦老鼠簕 / 水老鼠簕
Acanthus ilicifolius L. (syn. Acanthus doloarin)Marine envenomations (inhibiting venom PLA2 and tissue necrosis via 2-Benzoxazolinone BOA), chronic viral hepatitis B/C and liver cirrhosis (suppressing hepatic stellate cell collagen), and scrofula.
西印度醋栗 / 锡兰醋栗 / 酸醋木
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels (syn. Cicca acida)Stage 1 essential hypertension, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), functional dyspepsia (hypochlorhydria), postprandial glucose surges, and allergic pruritus.
鸡冠花 / 红鸡冠 / 白鸡冠花 / 鸡冠头 / 鸡公花 / 鸡髻花
Celosia cristata L. (syn. Celosia argentea var. cristata, Celosia castrensis)Dysfunctional uterine bleeding and menorrhagia (stimulating platelet Factor XII and myometrial vasoconstriction via Amaranthin >= 0.60%), chronic vaginal leukorrhea and cervicitis (mucosal drying), and bacillary dysentery.
双花蟛蜞菊 / 海黄菊 / 滨海蟛蜞菊 / 卤地菊
Wedelia biflora (L.) DC. (syn. Melanthera biflora, Wollastonia biflora)Coral lacerations, contaminated tropical ulcers, marine stingray/jellyfish stings (neutralizing pain/phospholipase A2), acute urethritis/gonorrhea, and colitis.