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半十蕊牛栓藤 / 密花牛栓藤 / 假牛栓藤 / 密脉牛栓藤
Connarus semidecandrus Jack (syn. Connarus mutabilis, Connarus griffithii)Refractory mucopurulent bacillary dysentery and bloody diarrhea (CFTR chloride channel blockade and anti-Shigella membrane lysis via Rapanone >= 0.50% and Proanthocyanidins >= 12.0%), intermittent malarial fevers, and snake envenomation.
野波罗蜜 / 弹胶波罗蜜 / 胶木波罗蜜 / 糙叶波罗蜜 / 弹胶树
Artocarpus elasticus Reinw. ex Blume (syn. Artocarpus blumei)Postpartum abdominal rectus diastasis and pelvic floor laxity (compressive bio-mechanical stabilization via Kulit Terap binding), closed bone fractures and ligament tears (osteogenic collagen cross-linking via Artelasticin), and rheumatoid arthralgia.
尖苞蒲桃 / 尖叶蒲桃 / 尖苞树 / 酸格拉木 / 尖尾蒲桃 / 狭叶蒲桃
Acmena acuminatissima (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry (syn. Syzygium acuminatissimum)Postpartum pelvic floor laxity and uterine subinvolution (tightening pelvic musculature via Ellagitannins), chronic non-specific watery diarrhea and bacillary dysentery, and bleeding marginal gingivitis.
印度天门冬 / 萨塔瓦里 / 百根草 / 喜马拉雅天门冬 / 多刺天门冬
Asparagus racemosus Willd. (syn. Asparagus sarmentosus, Asparidopsis racemosa)Postpartum lactation failure (stimulating pituitary prolactin secretion via Shatavarins I-IV), perimenopausal vasomotor hot flashes and vaginal dryness (selective ER-beta agonism), female infertility, and gastric ulcers.
香丝草 / 美洲假蓬 / 细叶假蓬 / 野塘蒿 / 滨蒿
Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist (syn. Erigeron bonariensis, Conyza crispa)Acute and chronic bacillary dysentery and infectious enteritis (pathogen membrane disruption via Matricaria Ester >= 0.45%), burning hematuria and urinary tract infections, and acute dental pulpitis toothache.
仙茅 / 独茅
Curculigo orchioides Gaertn.Male hypogonadism, erectile dysfunction, asthenozoospermia, female climacteric syndrome (menopausal hot flashes/chills), postmenopausal osteoporosis, and adrenal fatigue.
小蓬草 / 加拿大蓬 / 飞蓬 / 祁州一枝蒿 / 谷芽草 / 麦家草
Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist (syn. Erigeron canadensis, Leptilon canadense)Acute bacillary dysentery and infectious enteritis (pathogen membrane disruption via Matricaria Ester >= 0.50%), functional uterine bleeding (Beng Lou) and menorrhagia (precapillary arteriolar vasoconstriction), and traumatic wound bleeding.
冬瓜 / 冬瓜皮 / 冬瓜子 / 白瓜 / 枕瓜 / 水芝
Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn. (syn. Benincasa cerifera, Cucurbita hispida)Nephrotic syndrome, gestational dropsy, and acute nephritis edema (osmotic glomerular diuresis via L-Citrulline and Potassium in peel), pulmonary abscess and bronchiectasis (purulent sputum liquefaction via seeds), and summer heatstroke.
管茎艾纳香 / 假大风艾 / 臭艾 / 艾纳香同属
Blumea fistulosa DC. (syn. Blumea glomerata, Conyza fistulosa)Acute and chronic bronchitis cough with profuse phlegm (ciliary secretolysis and bronchodilation via 1,8-Cineole and Caryophyllene), functional flatulent dyspepsia, and wind-cold fevers.
水芝麻 / 拟野麻 / 假苎麻 / 粗糠柴同属 / 溪边麻
Boehmeria clidemioides Miq. (syn. Boehmeria malabarica)Acute puerperal lactation mastitis and breast engorgement (rapid transdermal cooling and anti-inflammatory action via Mucilage Polysaccharides >= 8.0% and Rutin), cutaneous furuncles and carbuncles, and phlegm-heat cough.
密蒙花 / 小锦花 / 蒙花 / 密蒙 / 黄饭花
Buddleja officinalis Maxim.Dry Eye Syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca, upregulating lacrimal Aquaporin-5 and tear volume via Buddleoside), senile and diabetic cataracts (Aldose Reductase inhibition), and computer vision eye fatigue.
刺果苏木 / 灰叶苏木 / 刺云实同属 / 苦豆藤同类 / 拟刺云实
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. (syn. Guilandina bonduc, Caesalpinia bonducella)Multidrug-resistant malaria fevers (Plasmodium falciparum schizontocidal arrest via Bonducellin and Cassane diterpenes), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (alpha-glucosidase inhibition), and scrotal hydrocele/orchitis.