Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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马钱子 / 番木鳖 / 苦实把豆 / 纽扣子 / 毒草 / 油马钱
Strychnos nux-vomica L.Peripheral facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy), stroke motor sequelae (flaccid hemiplegia), chronic rheumatoid arthritis with joint deformity, and bone fracture non-union.
百部 / 大百部 / 块根百部 / 婆妇草 / 药狗笋 / 蜜百部
Stemona tuberosa Lour. (and Stemona curtisii Hook.f., Stemona japonica)Acute and chronic intractable cough (whooping cough, post-viral bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis cough), pediculosis capitis/pubis (head and pubic lice eradication), scabies, and pediatric enterobiasis (pinworms).
水蒲桃 / 水蓊 / 莲雾同属 / 水石榴 / 爪哇蒲桃
Syzygium aqueum (Burm.f.) Alston (syn. Eugenia aquea)Summer heat dehydration and febrile polydipsia, Type 2 Diabetes thirst (postprandial glycemic blunting), acute pharyngitis with dry tickling cough, and cracked tongue/stomatitis.
洋蒲桃 / 莲雾 / 爪哇蒲桃 / 琏雾 / 紫蒲桃 / 爪哇苹果
Syzygium samarangense (Blume) Merr. & L.M.Perry (syn. Eugenia javanica)Dry hacking tracheobronchial cough with parched throat, summer heat dehydration, Type 2 Diabetes dry mouth (polydipsia), pediatric summer-heat restlessness, and dry atonic constipation.
多花蒲桃 / 印尼月桂叶 / 沙兰叶 / 香桃木叶 / 印尼香叶
Syzygium polyanthum (Cav.) Walp. (syn. Eugenia polyantha)Hyperuricemia and acute/chronic gouty arthritis (lowering serum uric acid and preventing crystal deposition), Stage 1 essential hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, and functional dyspepsia.
蒟蒻薯 / 水田七 / 田七蒟蒻 / 箭根薯同属 / 假田七
Tacca leontopetaloides (L.) Kuntze (syn. Tacca involucrata)Post-dysentery gastrointestinal convalescence, peptic and duodenal ulcers (protective hydrocolloid coating), pediatric weaning malnutrition, and chronic watery diarrhea.
酸豆 / 罗望子 / 酸角 / 亚参 / 印度枣 / 木罕
Tamarindus indica L. (syn. Tamarindus occidentalis)Acute alcohol intoxication and morning-after hangover nausea (accelerating acetaldehyde oxidation), non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), functional hypochlorhydric indigestion, and mild habitual constipation.
阿江榄仁 / 三果木同属 / 白木达 / 顶果树同属 / 阿尔诸那
Terminalia arjuna (Roxb. ex DC.) Wight & Arn. (syn. Pentaptera arjuna)Congestive heart failure (NYHA Class II-III, increasing left ventricular ejection fraction and cardiac output without digitalis toxicity), chronic stable angina pectoris, and hyperlipidemia.
黄花夹竹桃 / 酒杯花 / 柳叶桃 / 黄金树 / 铁钉树
Thevetia peruviana (Pers.) K.Schum. (syn. Cascabela thevetia, Thevetia neriifolia)Acute congestive heart failure and cardiac edema (pharmaceutical extraction of Peruvoside for rapid inotropy), and external parasitic wash for scabies/lice. Crude plant forbidden internally.
锡叶藤 / 涩叶藤 / 锡叶藤木 / 砂纸藤 / 水藤
Tetracera indica (Christm. & Panz.) Merr. (syn. Tetracera assa)Urolithiasis and nephrolithiasis (calcium oxalate crystal aggregation inhibition and ureteral smooth muscle relaxation), acute viral hepatitis, chronic knee osteoarthritis, and dysentery.
毛果锡叶藤 / 大叶锡叶藤 / 糙叶藤 / 广锡叶藤 / 砂纸蔓
Tetracera scandens (L.) Merr. (syn. Tetracera sarmentosa)Acute and chronic gouty arthritis (lowering serum uric acid and preventing crystal deposition), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (postprandial a-glucosidase inhibition), and chronic knee osteoarthritis.
桂叶山牵牛 / 蓝月藤 / 泰国神藤 / 清毒藤 / 桂叶老鸦嘴
Thunbergia laurifolia Lindl.Agricultural pesticide exposure (organophosphates, Paraquat intoxication adjuvant), heavy metal chelation (Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic), acute alcohol intoxication/hangover, and drug-induced liver injury (DILI).