Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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红姜 / 火姜 / 辣姜 / 红爪姜 / 纯阳生姜 / 红生姜
Zingiber officinale Roscoe var. rubrum TheiladePostpartum uterine chill and lochial stasis (powerful myometrial stimulation), severe hypochlorhydric stomach cold with projectile vomiting, cold-damp rheumatoid arthritis, and acute hypothermia.
火殃勒 / 金刚纂 / 霸王鞭 / 铁霸王
Euphorbia antiquorum L.Acute suppurative otitis media (Pseudomonas/Staph ear drops), refractory cirrhotic ascites dropsy, cutaneous verrucae (wart cauterization), and deep subcutaneous abscesses.
铁刀木 / 泰国决明 / 暹罗槐 / 假黄槐 / 墨黄檀同称
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby (syn. Cassia siamea)Chronic psychogenic insomnia and sleep-onset latency, generalized anxiety and nervous restlessness (GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulation), Stage 1 essential hypertension, and constipation.
朱蕉 / 红竹 / 红叶铁树 / 铁树 / 红铁树 / 铁树叶 / 假铁树
Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. (syn. Cordyline terminalis, Asparagus terminalis)Functional uterine bleeding (Beng Lou), menorrhagia, and lochial hemorrhage (endometrial precapillary vasoconstriction via Fruticosides >= 0.80%), pulmonary tuberculosis hemoptysis, bacillary dysentery with bloody stool, and protective spiritual baths.
对叶榕 / 糙叶榕 / 异叶榕 / 猪母乳
Ficus hispida L.f. (syn. Ficus daemonum)Postpartum lactation deficiency (hypogalactia), vitiligo (leukoderma repigmentation via psoralens + UV), acute bacillary dysentery, chronic atopic eczema, and suppurative boils.
儿茶钩藤 / 棕儿茶 / 槟榔膏
Uncaria gambir (Hunter) Roxb.Oral stomatitis, recurrent aphthous ulcers, periodontitis, superficial bleeding cuts, burn wound epithelialization, MRSA wound infections, and chronic colitis.
穗花闭鞘姜 / 假闭鞘姜 / 穗序闭鞘姜 / 宝塔姜
Costus spicatus (Jacq.) Sw. (syn. Alpinia spicata, Costus cylindricus)Urolithiasis, nephrolithiasis, and ureteral calculus expulsion (calcium oxalate nucleation inhibition and ureteral smooth muscle spasmolysis via Costic Acid >= 0.50% and Diosgenin), acute glomerulonephritis edema, and gouty arthritis.
薛荔 / 凉粉子 / 木馒头 / 鬼馒头 / 爱玉子
Ficus pumila L. (syn. Ficus pumila var. awkeotsang)Postpartum lactation deficiency, gastroesophageal reflux and burning thirst, early diabetic polydipsia, chronic atonic diarrhea, bleeding internal hemorrhoids, and natural functional food gelling.
圆叶凹唇姜 / 提琴姜 / 凹唇姜 / 拟指根姜
Gastrochilus panduratus (Roxb.) Ridl. (syn. Boesenbergia pandurata)Dengue virus infection (potent non-competitive inhibition of DENV-2 NS2B/NS3 protease), oral periodontitis (Porphyromonas gingivalis biofilm destruction), aphthous stomatitis, and peptic ulcers.
蔊菜 / 野油菜 / 辣米菜 / 塘葛菜 / 蔊菜草 / 鹅甜菜
Rorippa indica (L.) Hiern (syn. Nasturtium indicum)Chronic bronchitis and asthmatic tracheitis with thick yellow sputum, acute icteric viral hepatitis (reducing transaminases and bilirubin), functional dyspepsia, and acute tonsillitis.
苹婆 / 凤眼果 / 七姐果 / 九层皮 / 富贵子 / 频婆
Sterculia nobilis Sm. (syn. Sterculia monosperma Vent.)Pediatric nutritional malnutrition and functional dyspepsia (elevating digestive enzyme secretion via resistant starch and zinc), chronic atrophic gastritis, post-illness convalescence, and colitis.
红龙草 / 紫叶半柱花 / 赤焰草 / 脆叶半柱花
Hemigraphis alternata (Burm.f.) T.Anderson (syn. Hemigraphis colorata)Acute bleeding lacerations, calcium oxalate urolithiasis/nephrolithiasis (stone dissolution), acute cystitis strangury, menorrhagia, bleeding hemorrhoids, and bacillary dysentery.