Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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含羞草决明 / 假含羞草 / 山扁豆 / 细叶假含羞草 / 黄花草
Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene (syn. Cassia mimosoides, Cassia angustissima)Metabolic obesity and hyperlipidemia (pancreatic lipase inhibition via Dimeric Flavan-3-ols >= 1.20%), acute icteric hepatitis and non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD), and nephritic edema with dysuria.
宽筋藤 / 伸筋藤 / 中华青牛胆 / 舒筋藤 / 春根藤 / 藏药宽筋藤
Tinospora sinensis (Lour.) Merr. (syn. Tinospora malabarica, Tinospora tomentosa)Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), lumbar disc herniation and sciatica, knee osteoarthritis (cartilage MMP-13 inhibition), post-stroke spastic limb contractures, and sports sprains.
藜 / 灰菜 / 灰灰菜 / 野灰菜 / 灰藋 / 胭脂菜
Chenopodium album L. (syn. Chenopodium viride, Chenopodium strictum)Acute bacillary dysentery and infectious diarrhea (enterocyte barrier sealing via 20-Hydroxyecdysone and Rutin >= 1.00%), intestinal helminthiasis, and pruritic eczema with insect bites.
三色苋 / 雁来红 / 苋菜 / 红苋菜 / 老少年 / 锦红苋
Amaranthus tricolor L. (syn. Amaranthus gangeticus, Amaranthus mangostanus)Iron-deficiency nutritional anemia in pregnancy and postpartum convalescence (stimulating hemoglobin and erythrocyte synthesis via bioavailable Non-Heme Iron, Folate, and Betalains), and chronic dry constipation.
山葡萄 / 野葡萄藤 / 喜马拉雅蛇葡萄 / 见血封喉藤
Ampelocissus martini Planch. (and Ampelocissus elegans)Closed bone fractures (accelerating radiological callus union), chronic degenerative knee/lumbar osteoarthritis, post-traumatic contusions, NAFLD, and hyperuricemia.
圆叶福禄桐 / 盘叶南洋参 / 碗叶南洋参 / 盾叶南洋参 / 圆叶南洋参
Polyscias scutellaria (Burm.f.) Fosberg (syn. Nothopanax scutellarium)Androgenetic alopecia and alopecia areata (stimulating dermal papilla VEGF and prolonging anagen growth phase), postpartum telogen effluvium, acute lactation failure, and acute puerperal mastitis.
广金钱草 / 廣金錢草 / 铜钱草
Desmodium styracifolium (Osbeck) Merr.Calcium oxalate and uric acid urolithiasis, post-lithotripsy gravel expulsion, chronic cystitis, recurrent UTIs, and hepatobiliary sludge.
白蒺藜 / 刺蒺藜 / 蒺藜 / 蒺藜子 / 杜蒺藜 / 止行 / 鬼见愁
Tribulus terrestris L. (syn. Tribulus lanuginosus)Male hypogonadism and erectile dysfunction (stimulating LH and Leydig cell testosterone via Protodioscin), chronic pruritic atopic eczema and urticaria (mast cell stabilization), hypertension, and kidney stones.
金粟兰 / 珠兰 / 熏花珠兰 / 鱼子兰 / 珍珠兰 / 鸡爪兰
Chloranthus spicatus (Makino) Makino (syn. Chloranthus inconspicuus, Nigrina spicata)Functional chest oppression and epigastric cold-distension (smooth muscle spasmolysis via Chloranthalactones), generalized anxiety disorder and nervous palpitations (olfactory-limbic anxiolysis via Linalool), and cold-damp arthritis.
马拉巴尔鱼针草 / 印度薄荷草 / 灰毛鱼针草 / 假防风草
Anisomeles malabarica (L.) R.Br. ex Sims (syn. Nepeta malabarica)Dengue fever supportive pyrexia management, allergic bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis (mast-cell membrane stabilization via Anisomelic acid), and scorpion/arthropod envenomation.
平枝紫金牛 / 滨海紫金牛 / 椭圆叶紫金牛 / 狗骨仔 / 滨海罗伞
Ardisia elliptica Thunb. (syn. Ardisia squamulosa, Ardisia littoralis)Hepatic cirrhosis ascites and chronic viral hepatitis B/C (ALT/AST reduction and anti-fibrotic action via Embelin and Syringic acid), cutaneous herpes zoster (shingles), and postpartum lochial fever.
花生 / 落花生 / 地豆 / 花生衣 / 长生果 / 番豆
Arachis hypogaea L.Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Dengue fever thrombocytopenia, chemotherapy-induced myelosuppressive bleeding (stimulating megakaryocyte thrombopoiesis via Hua Sheng Yi Proanthocyanidins), and iron-deficiency anemia.