Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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醉鱼草 / 闭鱼花 / 闹鱼花 / 钩条块 / 鱼尾草 / 檫鱼花
Buddleja lindleyana Fortune (syn. Buddleja curviflora, Adenoplea lindleyana)Bronchial asthma and spastic asthmatic bronchitis (voltage-gated Ca2+ channel blockade and tracheal relaxation via Linarin and Buddledins), ancylostomiasis hookworm infection, and rheumatoid joint arthralgia.
柴胡 / 北柴胡 / 软柴胡 / 硬柴胡 / 地熏 / 山菜
Bupleurum chinense DC. (syn. Bupleurum falcatum, Bupleurum scorzonerifolium)Shaoyang syndrome alternating chills and fever, chronic active hepatitis and liver fibrosis (anti-inflammatory hepatic stellate cell suppression via Saikosaponins a & d >= 0.30%), generalized depression, and visceral organ prolapse.
金凤花 / 洋金凤 / 黄蝴蝶 / 番蝴蝶 / 黄金凤
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (syn. Poinciana pulcherrima)Obstinate secondary amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea (stimulating myometrial alpha1-adrenergic contractions via Pulcherralpin), spastic bronchial asthma and whooping cough, and acute tonsillitis.
五彩芋 / 彩叶芋 / 花叶芋 / 观音芋 / 斑叶芋
Caladium bicolor (Aiton) Vent. (syn. Arum bicolor, Caladium marmoratum)Suppurative cutaneous furuncles, carbuncles, and blind abscesses (micro-mechanical hyperemia and rapid pus localization via Calcium Oxalate Raphides and Caladiin proteases), and embedded thorn splinters. Strictly external.
美洲紫珠 / 美国紫珠 / 美洲紫珠草 / 法国桑同属 / 紫珠同类
Callicarpa americana L.Eco-friendly natural mosquito and tick repellency (Aedes aegypti, Anopheles, and Ixodes scapularis spatial repellency via Callicarpenal >= 1.20% and Intermedeol), viral influenza pyrexia, and rheumatic arthralgia.
白毛紫珠 / 白叶紫珠 / 白紫珠 / 止血草 / 铁板木
Callicarpa candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr. (syn. Callicarpa cana)Postpartum uterine hemorrhage and dysfunctional uterine bleeding (Beng Lou), immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and Dengue fever thrombocytopenia (surging platelet aggregation), and bleeding gastric ulcers.
杜虹花 / 台湾紫珠 / 粗糠柴 / 毛紫珠 / 大风叶 / 螃蟹花
Callicarpa formosana Rolfe (syn. Callicarpa blancoi, Callicarpa pedunculata auct.)Severe dysfunctional uterine bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage (stimulating platelet aggregation and thromboxane TXA2 via Forsythoside B and Acteoside), bleeding peptic gastric ulcers, and traumatic lacerations.
大叶紫珠 / 羊耳朵 / 止血草 / 假木通 / 露珠草
Callicarpa macrophylla Vahl (syn. Callicarpa incana, Callicarpa dunniana)Dermatological hyperpigmentation and melasma (tyrosinase and MITF inhibition via Calliterpenone >= 0.60% and Ursolic acid), chronic bleeding gums and periodontitis (MMP-8/9 suppression), and uterine bleeding.
长柄紫珠 / 尖尾枫 / 粗糠树 / 粘手风 / 截血王
Callicarpa pedunculata R.Br. (syn. Callicarpa cuspidata, Callicarpa formosana var. pedunculata)Closed traumatic bone fractures and tendon sprains (stimulating osteoblast Runx2 transcription and collagen cross-linking via Acteoside and Flavonoids), traumatic laceration hemorrhage, and spastic bronchial asthma.
齿叶弯子木 / 赛金莲木 / 齿叶金莲木 / 弯子木同属
Campylospermum serratum (Gaertn.) Bittrich & M.C.E.Amaral (syn. Gomphia serrata, Ouratea serrata)Postpartum maternal convalescence and fatigue (pelvic microvascular tonification via Biflavonoids), acute infectious diarrhea, traumatic bleeding lacerations, and rheumatic joint arthralgia.
番石榴叶 / 芭乐叶 / 鸡矢果叶
Psidium guajava L.Acute infectious gastroenteritis (Shigella, Rotavirus, ETEC), IBS-D, Type 2 Diabetes postprandial glucose surges, periodontal gingivitis, and superficial bleeding cuts.
橄榄 / 青果 / 白榄 / 忠果 / 谏果 / 青子
Canarium album (Lour.) Raeusch. (syn. Pimela alba, Canarium tonkinense)Acute and chronic suppurative tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and vocal cord strain (mucosal erythema reduction via Corilagin >= 1.20%), swallowed fish bone throat lodgement, acute alcohol hangover, and diabetic xerostomia.