Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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肉桂 / 桂皮 / 官桂 / 桂枝 / 紫油桂 / 上肉桂 / 筒桂
Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl (syn. Cinnamomum aromaticum, Laurus cinnamomum)Kidney Yang deficiency, cold limbs, and impotence (hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis stimulation via Cinnamaldehyde >= 1.50%), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (skeletal muscle GLUT4 glucose uptake and insulin receptor phosphorylation), and severe angina.
多花勾儿茶 / 勾儿茶 / 风箱藤 / 勾儿藤 / 乌龙根 / 黑风藤
Berchemia floribunda (Wall.) Brongn. (syn. Ziziphus floribunda)Deforming rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis (synovial pannus regression and chondroprotection via Berchemol and Emodin), chronic active hepatitis and liver fibrosis (anti-fibrotic alpha-SMA suppression), and bone fractures.
火焰树 / 火焰木 / 苞萼木 / 喷泉树 / 郁金香树
Spathodea campanulata P.Beauv.Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (postprandial glycemic blunting and peripheral GLUT4 translocation), chronic refractory skin ulcers and burn wound cicatrization, acute infectious dysentery, and malaria.
槟榔 / 大腹皮
Areca catechu L.Cestode (tapeworm), nematode, and fluke parasitic infections; functional gastrointestinal hypomotility, chronic constipation, portal ascites, and peripheral edema.
托叶土蜜树 / 假大戟同属 / 蔓生土蜜树 / 攀援土蜜树 / 假土蜜树
Bridelia stipularis (L.) Blume (syn. Clutia stipularis, Bridelia scandens)Acute bacillary dysentery, amoebic enteritis, and watery diarrhea (mucosal barrier cross-linking via Condensed Tannins >= 10.0%), bleeding peptic gastric ulcers, and icteric viral hepatitis.
木榄 / 黑皮红树 / 阴香木榄 / 红茄苳 / 红色木榄
Bruguiera gymnorhiza (L.) Lam. (syn. Rhizophora gymnorhiza, Bruguiera rheedii)Multidrug-resistant malaria fevers (Plasmodium falciparum schizontocidal arrest via Bruguierins A-C), severe thermal scald burns (eschar formation and wound contraction), and bleeding gastric ulcers.
燕子藤 / 胭脂藤 / 落葵
Basella rubra L. (syn. Basella alba var. rubra)Chronic non-healing diabetic foot ulcerations (Wagner 1-2), decubitus ulcers, second-degree burns, purulent skin abscesses, radiation dermatitis, eczema, and aphthous stomatitis.
山石榴 / 刺子木 / 猪肚子 / 苦口树
Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. (syn. Randia dumetorum)Emergency therapeutic emesis (evacuating toxic non-corrosive poisons), acute amebic/bacillary dysentery, chronic osteoarthritis, periodontal toothache, and cutaneous tinea ringworm.
苎麻 / 苎麻根 / 苎根 / 野麻 / 白麻 / 家苎麻
Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudich. (syn. Urtica nivea)Threatened miscarriage and gestational vaginal bleeding (inhibiting myometrial L-type Ca2+ channels and surging progesterone receptor sensitivity via Chlorogenic acid >= 1.50%), habitual abortion, and bleeding internal hemorrhoids.
倒吊笔 / 水梅 / 假栀子 / 鸡蛋花同科 / 白木香同称 / 笔仔树
Wrightia pubescens R.Br. (and Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz)Acute pharyngotonsillitis with painful swallowing, periodontal toothache, acute tracheobronchitis with yellow sputum, and damp-heat urinary strangury.
高良姜 / 小良姜 / 蛮姜
Alpinia officinarum HanceChronic cold-type gastritis, H. pylori-associated peptic ulcers, diabetic gastroparesis, functional dyspepsia, and chemotherapy nausea.
车前草 / 车前子 / 芣苡
Plantago asiatica L. (incl. Plantago major L.)Acute cystitis, urolithiasis (calcium oxalate calculi), acute bronchitis, hyperuricemia, diabetic retinopathy, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.