Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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茶 / 茶叶 / 绿茶 / 普洱茶 / 乌龙茶 / 红茶 / 苦荼
Camellia sinensis (L.) Kuntze (syn. Thea sinensis, Camellia thea)Coronary artery disease and hyperlipidemia (HMG-CoA reductase inhibition and LDL plaque clearance via EGCG >= 8.0%), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (AMPK activation), cognitive neuroprotection, and metabolic thermogenesis.
四棱白粉藤 / 翡翠阁 / 接骨草 / 龙骨白粉藤 / 方茎藤 / 翼茎白粉藤
Cissus quadrangularis L. (syn. Vitis quadrangularis, Cissus bifida)Traumatic bone fractures (accelerated fibrocartilaginous callus formation and mineralization via 3-Ketosteroids >= 2.50%), postmenopausal osteoporosis and osteopenia, and osteoarthritis with tendon tears.
苏拉特海棠木 / 山海棠木 / 红厚壳同属 / 假琼崖海棠
Calophyllum soulattri Burm.f. (syn. Calophyllum spectabile, Calophyllum zeylanicum)Anti-retroviral research (HIV-1 non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibition via Soulattrolide), chronic rheumatoid arthritis and joint effusion, and traumatic laceration hemostasis.
牛角瓜 / 广东牛角瓜 / 巨豚草 / 大白花牛角瓜 / 五万根
Calotropis gigantea (L.) W.T.Aiton (syn. Asclepias gigantea)Purulent furuncles, carbuncles, and blind abscesses (proteolytic debridement via Calotropain proteases), refractory spastic bronchial cold-asthma (ciliary expectoration via detoxified root micro-doses), and sarcoptic scabies.
忧遁草 / 鳄嘴花
Clinacanthus nutans (Burm. f.) LindauCutaneous Herpes Simplex (HSV-1, HSV-2), Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV / shingles), eczema, psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and diabetic metabolic inflammation.
白粉藤 / 粉藤 / 独脚乌桕 / 假葡萄 / 蔓白粉藤 / 细叶白粉藤
Cissus repens (Poir.) Lam. (syn. Vitis repens, Cissus cordata, Cissus glauca)Cervical scrofulous lymphadenitis and thyroid nodules (macrophage apoptotic modulation and nodule softening via Resveratrol >= 0.50% and Pallidol), closed traumatic bone fractures and sprains, and rheumatic arthritis.
沉香 / 土沉香 / 白木香
Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng. (and Aquilaria malaccensis Lam.)Functional gastrointestinal colic, intractable hiccups, refractory bronchial asthma, anxiety disorders, insomnia, and neuro-inflammatory depression.
望江南 / 羊角豆 / 假绿豆
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link (syn. Cassia occidentalis L.)Stage 1 essential hypertension, ocular asthenopia, bronchial asthma, chronic spasmodic bronchitis, non-alcoholic fatty liver, and atonic dry constipation.
黑橄榄 / 达宝 / 婆罗洲黑橄榄 / 达白果 / 砂拉越黑金
Canarium odontophyllum Miq.Hypercholesterolemia and coronary atherosclerosis (upregulating hepatic LDL receptors and inhibiting LDL oxidation via C3G >= 2.50 mg/g and Oleic acid >= 45.0%), Type 2 Diabetes glycemic stabilization, and gut microbiome nourishment.
广藿香 / 廣藿香
Pogostemon cablin (Blanco) Benth.Acute viral gastroenteritis (rotavirus, norovirus), food poisoning, traveler's diarrhea, functional dyspepsia, metabolic dampness syndromes, tropical dermatophytosis, and mucosal ulcer repair.
卡琪花蒂玛
Labisia pumila (Blume) Fern.-Vill.Postpartum uterine involution, pelvic floor laxity, dysmenorrhea, menopausal vasomotor symptoms (hot flashes), postmenopausal osteopenia, and metabolic syndrome.
积雪草 / 崩大碗
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.Diabetic wound healing, hypertrophic scars, gastric ulcer repair, neurocognitive impairment (Alzheimer's/dementia), and chronic venous insufficiency.