Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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红柄芋 / 旱芋 / 箭叶黄体芋 / 紫柄芋 / 广东芋 / 象耳芋
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott (syn. Xanthosoma violaceum, Arum sagittifolium)Peptic and duodenal ulcer disease (gastric acid buffering and mucosal re-epithelialization via Resistant Starch and Glucomannan), Celiac gluten enteropathy, and post-dysentery recovery.
红球姜 / 野姜 / 羊桃姜 / 松球姜 / 苦姜
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Roscoe ex Sm. (syn. Amomum zerumbet, Zingiber aromaticum)Oncology complementary care (inducing Caspase-3/8/9 apoptosis in leukemia, colorectal, and breast cancer via Zerumbone), peptic ulcer disease (gastric mucosal PGE2 protection), and seborrheic dandruff.
印度枣 / 滇刺枣 / 缅枣 / 酸枣同属 / 南洋大枣 / 仙枣
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. (syn. Ziziphus jujuba auct., Rhamnus jujuba)Cutaneous tinea corporis/pedis and fungal eczema (membrane disruption via Mauritines and Tannins), Type 2 Diabetes (reversible sweet-taste receptor blockade via Ziziphin), and acute dysentery.
大枣 / 红枣 / 美枣 / 良枣 / 刺枣 / 胶枣
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (syn. Ziziphus vulgaris)Spleen-deficiency chronic fatigue and anorexia, iron-deficiency anemia, psychogenic emotional liability/hysteria (Zang Zao), chemotherapy-induced thrombocytopenia, and harmonizing formula toxicity.
水菖蒲 / 藏菖蒲 / 菖蒲 / 泥菖蒲 / 白菖蒲 / 剑叶菖蒲
Acorus calamus L. (syn. Acorus angustatus)Post-stroke cognitive rehabilitation and Alzheimer's memory loss (AChE inhibition and GABAA modulation via Asarone), epilepsy/seizures, phlegm-turbidity sensory deafness, and flatulent stomach cold.
海红豆 / 孔雀豆 / 相思豆 / 红心豆 / 细叶海红豆
Adenanthera pavonina L. (syn. Corallaria parvifolia)Hyperuricemia and acute gouty arthritis (potent Xanthine Oxidase inhibition via Ampelopsin), rheumatoid arthritis and knee stiffness, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, and boil drawing.
鼠刺木 / 假八角枫 / 鼠刺八角枫 / 斩蛇木 / 八角枫同属
Alangium salviifolium (L.f.) Wangerin (syn. Alangium lamarckii)Adjuvant snakebite and rabies envenomation (neutralizing venom enzymes and viral replication via Alangine and Ankorine), severe rheumatoid arthritis, Stage 1-2 hypertension, and closed bone fractures.
合萌 / 田皂角 / 细叶田皂角 / 水皂角同属 / 怕羞草同类 / 梗通草
Aeschynomene indica L.Summer heatstroke and febrile pyrexia, acute urinary tract infections with burning dysuria, icteric viral hepatitis, and acute mastitis.
龙舌兰 / 世纪树 / 龙舌掌 / 番麻 / 美洲龙舌兰 / 龙舌草
Agave americana L. (syn. Agave complicata)Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and gut dysbiosis (selectively fueling Bifidobacteria and Akkermansia via Agave Inulin), Type 2 Diabetes, knee osteoarthritis (transdermal analgesia via Hecogenin), and burns.
石栗 / 烛果树 / 蜡烛树 / 油桃木 / 铁油树 / 桐油树同科
Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd. (syn. Aleurites moluccana, Croton moluccanus)Alopecia areata, androgenetic hair thinning, and premature graying (stimulating hair follicle dermal papilla cells via Linolenic acid and Squalene), dry scaling scalp eczema, and lubricating dry constipation.
小山姜 / 贝壳山姜 / 红豆蔻同属 / 野姜 / 连翘姜 / 野高良姜
Alpinia conchigera Griff. (syn. Languas conchigera, Alpinia humilis)Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor / Panau) and fungal dermatomycoses (membrane lysis via ACA), functional flatulent gastralgia and cold dyspepsia, and postpartum womb-wind expulsion.
胶木 / 异株木 / 止泻木同属 / 止泻树 / 阿里红同科
Allophylus cobbe (L.) Raeusch. (syn. Rhus cobbe, Allophylus serratus)Acute infectious diarrhea and bacillary dysentery (bactericidal lysis against Shigella via Allophylin and Condensed Tannins >= 8.0%), postpartum maternal thermal recovery baths, and weeping ulcer healing.