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构棘 / 穿破石 / 柘树同属 / 川破石 / 柘藤 / 刺柘 / 穿石藤
Cudrania cochinchinensis (Lour.) Kudô & Masam. (syn. Maclura cochinchinensis, Vanieria cochinchinensis)Chronic hepatitis B, early liver cirrhosis, and hepatic fibrosis (TGF-beta1/Smad3 downregulation via Cudratricusxanthone A >= 0.80%), chronic pelvic inflammatory disease PID and tubal blockage, and deforming rheumatoid arthritis.
降真香 / 降香 / 紫藤香 / 小花黄檀 / 降真檀
Dalbergia parviflora Roxb. / Dalbergia cumingianaCoronary artery disease, angina pectoris, myocardial ischemia and chest stabbing pain (Xiong Bi); traumatic contusions, bleeding lacerations and incised surgical wounds; functional dyspepsia, epigastric cold pain and vomiting; epidemic pestilential miasma prevention and air purification.
白苞蒿 / 珍珠菜 / 鸭脚菜 / 甜菜 / 角菜 / 鸡脚菜
Artemisia lactiflora Wall. ex DC. (syn. Artemisia septemlobata)Postpartum uterine recovery and lochial stasis (stimulating myometrial involution via Apigenin-7-glucoside and Chlorogenic acid), secondary dysmenorrhea, liver-heat detoxification, and traumatic contusions.
兰撒 / 蓝沙果 / 曼邦木
Baccaurea motleyana (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg. (syn. Pierardia motleyana)Functional dyspeptic indigestion, chronic secretory diarrhea, conjunctivitis (bark wash), non-alcoholic fatty liver, and oxidative cellular damage.
凤凰木 / 金凤花 / 火树 / 红花楹 / 凤凰花
Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. / Poinciana regiaEssential hypertension, Liver Yang ascending and dizziness (Gao Xue Ya); febrile illnesses, summer-heat pyrexia and restlessness; rheumatoid arthritis, joint effusion and sciatica; traumatic bruises, sprains and closed hematomas.
金钗石斛 / 石斛 / 扁金钗 / 黄金石斛 / 九大仙草之首
Dendrobium nobile Lindl.Chronic atrophic gastritis, peptic ulceration, gastric mucosal thinning and diabetic xerostomia (Stomach-Yin deficiency); age-related cataracts, macular degeneration and optic nerve atrophy (Shi Hu Ye Guang Wan); diabetic nephropathy and insulin resistance; senile osteoporosis and lumbar-knee joint weakness.
红火筒树 / 火筒树 / 细齿火筒树 / 爪哇红火筒
Leea rubra Blume ex Spreng. (syn. Leea coccinea Planch.)Postpartum lochia retention and pelvic soreness, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, acute bleeding hemorrhoids, acute bacillary dysentery, and superficial burn wounds.
面包树 / 面包果 / 罗蜜树 / 面包柴 / 菠萝蜜同属
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg (syn. Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus incisus)Stage 1-2 essential hypertension (arteriolar eNOS vasodilation and ACE inhibition via Artocarpin), hyperuricemia and acute gouty arthritis (xanthine oxidase inhibition and renal urate flush), and hepatic steatosis (NAFLD).
巴戟天 / 鸡肠风
Morinda officinalis HowHypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis stimulation, male oligospermia, luteal phase insufficiency, postmenopausal osteoporosis, sarcopenia, and depression.
黑风藤 / 火绳藤 / 大头假鹰爪 / 鹰爪风
Desmos cochinchinensis Lour. / Unona cochinchinensisSevere deforming rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and intractable sciatica; chronic intermittent malarial fevers and post-viral pyrexia; traumatic contusions, joint sprains and closed hematomas; functional dyspepsia and abdominal cold colic.
细叶水丁香 / 草龙 / 细叶草鞋板 / 水浮莲
Ludwigia hyssopifolia (G.Don) Exell (syn. Jussiaea linifolia)Acute glomerulonephritis with generalized edema and proteinuria, acute bacillary dysentery (Shigella), acute cystitis with burning dysuria, and superficial burn wound healing.
黄花蔺 / 绒苞藤 / 黄花草 / 水芥菜
Limnocharis flava (L.) Buchenau (syn. Alisma flavum)Acute uncomplicated cystitis, burning dysuria with dark urine, hyperlipidemia and metabolic weight reduction, chronic atonic constipation, and acute bacterial dysentery.