Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
Browse the full reference library — the same botanical monographs our pharmacist uses during formulation.
Jump straight to a monograph's datasheet
大叶黑板树 / 大叶乳木 / 阔叶盆架树 / 拔地榄 / 山黑板树
Alstonia macrophylla Wall. ex G.Don (syn. Alstonia costata)Multidrug-resistant malaria (intraerythrocytic schizontocidal arrest via Villalstonine and Macrocarpamine, IC50=0.27 uM), Stage 1-2 essential hypertension (arteriolar vasodilation via Alstomacroline), and sprains.
田乌草 / 莲子草 / 节节花 / 满天星 / 虾钳菜 / 水牛膝同类
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. (syn. Alternanthera denticulata)Acute catarrhal conjunctivitis and photophobia (downregulating ocular COX-2 and VEGF), postpartum hypogalactia (promoting prolactin-mediated milk secretion), and hematuric dysuria.
五色苋 / 锦绣苋 / 红田乌同属 / 变色苋 / 红叶草 / 花叶苋
Alternanthera bettzickiana (Regel) G.Nicholson (syn. Alternanthera ficoidea var. bettzickiana)Microvascular circulation impairment and coronary stasis, acute bacillary dysentery and bloody enteritis (enterocyte mucosal protection via Betacyanins and Rutin), and bleeding cuts.
苦味防己 / 印防己 / 毒鼠藤 / 鱼藤同类 / 苦防己
Anamirta cocculus (L.) Wight & Arn. (syn. Menispermum cocculus, Anamirta paniculata)Hospital emergency toxicology management of lethal Barbiturate Coma and general anesthetic respiratory arrest (potent GABAA chloride channel blockade via Picrotoxinin), and pediculosis capitis (head lice) and scabies. Crude plant forbidden internally.
皱果苋 / 绿苋 / 假苋菜 / 细苋 / 野苋 / 绿苋菜
Amaranthus viridis L. (syn. Amaranthus gracilis)Summer heatstroke and febrile dehydration, acute urinary tract infections with burning dysuria, acute catarrhal conjunctivitis with photophobia, and bacillary dysentery.
魔芋 / 蒟蒻 / 磨芋 / 蛇六谷 / 鬼芋 / 蛇头草 / 花杆莲
Amorphophallus konjac K.Koch (syn. Amorphophallus rivieri)Obesity and weight management (inducing gastric distension and delaying ghrelin hunger surges), Type 2 Diabetes (blunting postprandial glucose and reducing HbA1c), dyslipidemia (cholesterol lowering), and chronic constipation.
观音座莲 / 莲座蕨 / 观音坐莲 / 蛇足蕨 / 巨大莲座蕨
Angiopteris evecta (G.Forst.) Hoffm. (syn. Polypodium evectum)Postpartum pelvic floor muscle laxity and uterine prolapse (stimulating fascial collagen synthesis via Angiopteroside), pulmonary tuberculosis hemoptysis, closed bone fractures, and chronic asthmatic cough.
刺苞穿心莲 / 假穿心莲 / 针苞穿心莲 / 齿苞穿心莲 / 苦草同属
Andrographis echioides (L.) Nees (syn. Indoneesiella echioides, Justicia echioides)Acute and chronic viral hepatitis (transaminase ALT/AST suppression and anti-HBV activity via Echioidinin), chemical hepatotoxicity (paracetamol/alcohol damage), acute tonsillitis, and snakebite envenomation.
牛心番荔枝 / 牛心果 / 网状番荔枝 / 西印度番荔枝 / 牛心梨
Annona reticulata L. (syn. Annona humboldtiana, Annona excelsa)Chronic ulcerative colitis and bacillary dysentery (mucosal protein cross-linking and anti-secretory shielding via Ellagitannins >= 8.0%), pediatric thermal convulsions and anxiety (GABAergic modulation via Reticuline), and tumors.
酸枣仁 / 酸枣 / 棘 / 棘仁 / 刺枣 / 山枣 / 樲
Ziziphus spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H.F.Chow (syn. Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa)Chronic primary and psychogenic insomnia (shortening sleep latency and increasing Slow-Wave Deep Sleep via Spinosin and Jujuboside A), generalized anxiety disorder, cardiac palpitations, and night sweats (Dao Han).
猴耳环 / 围裙板 / 鸡心夹 / 假皂角 / 猴耳草
Archidendron clypearia (Jack) I.C.Nielsen (syn. Pithecellobium clypearia, Abarema clypearia)Acute purulent tonsillitis and pharyngitis (bactericidal lysis against Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus via 7-O-Galloyltricetifavan), acute infectious diarrhea, and second-degree burns.
白木香 / 土沉香 / 莞香 / 女儿香 / 崖香 / 牙香树
Aquilaria sinensis (Lour.) Spreng. (syn. Agallochum sinense)Cold gastralgia and acid reflux, diaphragmatic spasms with violent hiccups (E Ni), bronchial asthma with Kidney-deficiency, and chest fullness with Qi stagnation.