Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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印楝 / 印度楝 / 苦楝同属 / 印度苦楝 / 万灵树
Azadirachta indica A.Juss. (syn. Melia azadirachta, Antelaea azadirachta)Chickenpox (varicella) and viral skin fevers, refractory plaque psoriasis and atopic eczema (5-LOX and NF-kB suppression via Nimbin and Nimbidin), pediculosis capitis (head lice), and Type 2 Diabetes.
刺假杜鹃 / 假杜鹃 / 金黄假杜鹃 / 刺黄花 / 齿痛草 / 金刚齿
Barleria prionitis L.Chronic periodontitis, bleeding gums, and mobile teeth (MMP-8/9 inhibition and alveolar bone protection via Prionisides and Verbascoside), spastic whooping cough and bronchial asthma, and rheumatoid arthritis.
啤酒花假杜鹃 / 黄花假杜鹃 / 蛇见怕 / 刺假杜鹃同属 / 假杜鹃
Barleria lupulina Lindl.Centipede, scorpion, and snake envenomation (PLA2 and hyaluronidase enzyme inhibition via Shanzhiside methyl ester), Herpes Zoster (Kayap) and HSV-2 (antiviral DNA polymerase inhibition via Barlerin), and rheumatoid arthritis.
斑果大戟 / 红果大戟 / 爪哇大戟 / 丹提 / 印度巴豆同类
Baliospermum montanum (Willd.) Müll.Arg. (syn. Baliospermum solanifolium, Jatropha montana)Severe refractory abdominal ascites and portal hypertension (drastic osmotic colonic evacuation via Baliospermin), hepatosplenomegaly, intractable chronic constipation, and severe hyperuricemia gout.
香菠萝 / 极香波罗蜜 / 达拉 / 马兰 / 婆罗洲香果 / 芳香波罗蜜
Artocarpus odoratissimus Blanco (syn. Artocarpus mutabilis, Artocarpus tarap)Post-surgical and postpartum physical malnutrition and fatigue (rapid glycogen and amino acid replenishment via Carotenoids and Odoratissimins), gastric peptic ulcer cytoprotection, and chronic fatigue syndrome.
尖角玉蕊 / 玉蕊同属 / 小果玉蕊 / 水杨柳同科 / 梭罗树同属
Barringtonia acutangula (L.) Gaertn.Pediatric bronchial asthma and whooping cough (5-LOX inhibition and tracheal spasmolysis via Acutangulic acid), chronic bacillary dysentery and watery diarrhea (mucosal tannin barrier), and roundworm parasites.
红花羊蹄甲藤 / 柯氏羊蹄甲 / 橙红羊蹄甲 / 攀援羊蹄甲 / 美丽羊蹄甲藤
Bauhinia kockiana Korth. (syn. Phanera kockiana)Postpartum lochial retention and uterine subinvolution (stimulating rhythmic myometrial contractions via Kockianins), rheumatoid arthralgia and knee swelling, and closed traumatic bruises.
白花羊蹄甲 / 白花洋紫荆 / 矮生羊蹄甲 / 尖叶羊蹄甲 / 雪白羊蹄甲
Bauhinia acuminata L.Acute and chronic dry bronchitis and hemoptysis (alveolar hydration and capillary stabilization via Kaempferol-3-galactoside >= 0.80%), thyroid nodular hyperplasia and scrofula, and urinary dysuria.
羊蹄甲 / 紫羊蹄甲 / 红花紫荆 / 羊蹄豆 / 蝴蝶树
Bauhinia purpurea L. (syn. Phanera purpurea)Thyroid glandular enlargement and euthyroid goiter (Bauhiniastatins downregulating thyrocyte proliferation), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (alpha-glucosidase inhibition and insulin secretagogue action), and gastric ulcers.
红花秋海棠 / 猩红秋海棠 / 竹节秋海棠同类 / 翅柄秋海棠 / 胭脂秋海棠
Begonia coccinea Hook. (syn. Begonia rubra)Acute suppurative tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and aphthous stomatitis (rapid mucosal erythema reduction via Isoquercitrin and Anthocyanins), traumatic contusions and closed hematomas, and blood-heat epistaxis.
秋枫 / 重阳木 / 茄冬 / 赤木 / 乌杨 / 督加木
Bischofia javanica Blume (syn. Bischofia trifoliata, Andrachne trifoliata)Acute suppurative tonsillitis and pharyngitis (mucosal erythema reduction via Betulinic acid and Ellagitannins), bleeding peptic gastric ulcers, chronic dysentery, and postpartum physical asthenia.
野牡丹 / 巴西野牡丹 / 地茄
Melastoma malabathricum L.Acute infectious diarrhea, postpartum perineal tears, bleeding hemorrhoids, periodontal toothache, gastric ulceration, and burn wound debridement.