Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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西洋蓍草 / 千叶蓍 / 欧蓍草 / 锯草 / 一枝蒿 / 百叶草 / 蓍草
Achillea millefolium L. (syn. Achillea lanulosa)Traumatic hemorrhage and bleeding lacerations (shortening clotting time and accelerating fibrin formation via Achilleine), primary spasmodic dysmenorrhea (myometrial relaxation via Apigenin), and hemorrhoids.
咖啡 / 小果咖啡 / 阿拉比卡咖啡 / 咖啡豆 / 幼果咖啡
Coffea arabica L.Cerebral fatigue, daytime somnolence, and impaired executive focus (adenosine receptor blockade via Caffeine >= 1.20%), vascular migraine attacks (cerebral arteriolar vasoconstriction), and hepatic steatosis with fibrosis.
山老鼠簕 / 刺叶老鼠簕 / 假老鼠簕 / 山角刺 / 非洲老鼠簕
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T.AndersonTraumatic closed ligament sprains and joint contusions, knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid joint pain (downregulating COX-2 and IL-1b via Acanthamin), and spastic asthmatic cough.
粗糠柴 / 菲律宾野桐 / 噶马辣 / 猴面树
Mallotus philippensis (Lam.) Müll.Arg. (syn. Croton philippense)Intestinal cestodiasis (Taenia saginata, Taenia solium beef/pork tapeworm expulsion), intestinal ascariasis, enterobiasis (pinworms), severe crusted scabies (Sarcoptes scabiei), and tinea capitis.
卤蕨 / 金色卤蕨 / 卤水蕨 / 海蕨 / 大叶凤尾蕨同科
Acrostichum aureum L. (syn. Chrysodium aureum)Traumatic external hemorrhage and lacerations (accelerating platelet aggregation and fibrin clot formation via Condensed Tannins), chronic bacillary dysentery and ulcerative colitis, and weeping eczema.
罗布斯塔咖啡 / 中果咖啡 / 粗壮咖啡 / 大果咖啡 / 刚果咖啡
Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (syn. Coffea robusta L.Linden)Cerebral lethargy, somnolence, and postprandial brain fog (central adenosine A1/A2A antagonism via Caffeine >= 2.20%-3.50%), vascular migraine headaches, and metabolic obesity (adipocyte lipolysis and PDE inhibition via Chlorogenic acids >= 7.0%).
爪哇龙船花 / 爪哇红绣球 / 团花龙船花 / 假仙丹花
Ixora javanica (Blume) DC. (syn. Pavetta javanica)Stage 1 essential hypertension (eNOS vasodilation), spasmodic dysmenorrhea, postpartum lochial retention, acute bacillary dysentery (Shigella), and bleeding hemorrhoids.
玉蕊 / 水茄苳 / 穗花棋盘脚 / 串花玉蕊 / 垂花棋盘脚
Barringtonia racemosa (L.) Spreng. (syn. Eugenia racemosa)Bronchial asthma and COPD (suppressing 5-LOX and leukotriene LTC4/D4 synthesis to dilate spastic airways via Barringtogenol C >= 1.20%), multidrug-resistant malaria fevers, and cutaneous dermatophytosis.
通光藤 / 乌骨藤 / 苦藤 / 大洋藤 / 通光散
Marsdenia tenacissima (Roxb.) Moon (syn. Asclepias tenacissima)Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), esophageal carcinoma (alleviating dysphagia), gastric and colorectal adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), chronic bronchial asthma, COPD, and chemotherapy MDR reversal.
曼陀罗 / 紫花曼陀罗 / 醉心花 / 枫茄儿 / 臭麻子
Datura stramonium L. / Datura tatulaAcute spastic bronchial asthma, intractable cough and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; spastic gastrointestinal colic, biliary spasms and peptic hypersecretion; pre-anesthetic drying of respiratory secretions; external neuralgic and rheumatic analgesia.
红纸扇 / 红玉叶金花 / 红蝶藤 / 绯红玉叶金花
Mussaenda erythrophylla Schumach. & Thonn.Postpartum lochia retention and pelvic subinvolution, acute bacterial cystitis with burning dysuria, acute pharyngitis with tonsillitis, and superficial thermal burn wound granulation.
番荔枝 / 释迦 / 佛头果 / 林檎 / 赖球果 / 释迦果
Annona squamosa L. (syn. Annona cinerea, Annona forskahlii)Pediculosis capitis (head lice) and scabies (rapid neuromuscular paralysis of invertebrate parasites via Squamocin >= 0.80%), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (insulin secretagogue action in leaf tea), and boils.