Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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虎尾兰 / 虎皮兰 / 千岁兰 / 虎舌兰 / 锦兰
Sansevieria trifasciata Prain (syn. Dracaena trifasciata)Acute and chronic otitis media with otalgia and purulent otorrhea, indoor formaldehyde and VOC air purification, acute tracheobronchitis with yellow sputum, and snakebite wound poultices.
锡兰肉桂 / 真肉桂 / 斯里兰卡肉桂 / 锡兰桂 / 细皮肉桂
Cinnamomum verum J.Presl (syn. Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Laurus cinnamomum)Type 2 Diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance (insulin receptor autophosphorylation and skeletal muscle GLUT4 glucose disposal via A-Type Proanthocyanidins >= 2.50%), hyperlipidemia, and functional cold dyspepsia.
玉米须 / 玉蜀黍须 / 龙须 / 苞米须 / 龙须草 / 玉米蕊
Zea mays L. (Stigma Maydis / Maydis Stigma)Chronic nephritis edema and oliguria, third-trimester gestational edema (pregnancy-safe fluid drainage), nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis, Stage 1 essential hypertension, and Type 2 Diabetes.
橘 / 柑 / 陈皮 / 广陈皮 / 新会陈皮 / 橘红 / 青皮
Citrus reticulata Blanco (syn. Citrus nobilis, Citrus deliciosa)Chronic productive cough and bronchitis (airway MUC5AC mucin gene suppression via Hesperidin >= 3.00% and Nobiletin), functional dyspepsia and epigastric bloating (Ping Wei San), and non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD).
马钱藤 / 细叶马钱藤 / 链珠藤 / 细子藤
Alyxia reinwardtii Blume (syn. Alyxia stellata, Alyxia lucida)Functional dyspeptic colic, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS spasms), chronic non-ulcer flatulence, primary spasmodic dysmenorrhea, tension headaches, and oral halitosis.
豆角 / 十九豆 / 长豆 / 豇豆 / 尺八豆 / 裙带豆
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. subsp. sesquipedalis (L.) Verdc.Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (postprandial glycemic blunting and dietary carbohydrate absorption delay via soluble fiber and phaseolin), chronic Spleen-deficiency loose stools, and nocturnal enuresis.
重瓣臭茉莉 / 臭茉莉 / 茉莉头 / 矮桐子
Clerodendrum chinense (Osbeck) Mabb. (syn. Clerodendrum fragrans)Chronic infectious/non-infectious leucorrhea (vaginitis discharge), pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), rheumatoid arthritis (joint swelling reduction), Stage 1 hypertension, and bleeding hemorrhoids.
卵叶马兜铃 / 印度马兜铃 / 港马兜铃 / 大叶马兜铃 / 假苦瓜藤
Aristolochia tagala Cham. (syn. Aristolochia acuminata, Aristolochia roxburghiana)Emergency venomous snakebite neutralization (PLA2 enzyme inhibition), refractory rheumatoid joint stiffness, and postpartum uterine subinvolution. INTERNAL USE STRICTLY RESTRICTED TO SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY PROTOCOLS.
白水木 / 银毛树 / 砂滩天芥菜 / 水螅树 / 银毛天芥菜
Tournefortia argentea L.f. (syn. Heliotropium foertherianum, Argusia argentea)Ciguatera marine fish poisoning (ciguatoxin-induced peripheral neurological dysesthesia and paresthesias), chronic tropical cutaneous ulcers and coral cuts (allantoin cicatrization), and gastroenteritis.
长管赪桐 / 烟管花 / 管花大青 / 鬼灯笼同属 / 狭叶大青
Clerodendrum indicum (L.) Kuntze (syn. Clerodendrum siphonanthus, Siphonanthus indica)Spasmodic bronchial asthma and chronic asthmatic bronchitis (beta2-adrenergic stimulation and airway smooth muscle spasmolysis via Hispidulin >= 0.60% and Clerodendrosides), pulmonary tuberculosis hemoptysis, and joint rheumatism.
蝶豆 / 蓝蝴蝶 / 蓝花豆 / 蝴蝶花豆 / 蓝蝶花 / 蓝豆花
Clitoria ternatea L.Cognitive memory decline, brain fog, and neurodegenerative fatigue (acetylcholinesterase inhibition and hippocampal BDNF surge via Taraxerol and Ternatins >= 3.50%), visual fatigue and macular degeneration (rhodopsin regeneration), and Type 2 diabetes.
山黄麻 / 麻叶麻 / 假麻树 / 炭木树 / 鸽木 / 白背山黄麻
Trema orientalis (L.) Blume (syn. Celtis orientalis, Trema guineense)Sickle Cell Anemia (inhibition of deoxy-HbS polymerization and erythrocyte sickling deformation under hypoxia), malaria adjuvant therapy, spastic bronchial asthma, and bleeding wounds.