Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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乌榄 / 黑榄 / 木威子 / 乌榄仁 / 咸榄
Canarium pimela K.D.Koenig ex Spreng. (syn. Pimela nigra, Canarium nigrum)Chronic pharyngitis, smoker's throat dryness, and vocal hoarseness (pharyngeal mucosal hydration via Gallic and Ellagic acids), chronic dry constipation (intestinal lubrication via seed kernel oils), and bleeding internal hemorrhoids.
鸡骨草 / 雞骨草
Abrus cantoniensis HanceAcute viral hepatitis A & B, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), elevated AST/ALT transaminases, cholelithiasis, and hyperbilirubinemia.
岗梅 / 崗梅 / 岗梅根
Ilex asprella (Hook. & Arn.) Champ. ex Benth.Influenza A (H1N1, H3N2), viral upper respiratory infections, acute tonsillitis, pharyngitis, laryngeal edema, aphthous stomatitis, and hyperlipidemia.
诺丽果 / 印度桑 / 海巴戟
Morinda citrifolia L.Essential hypertension, metabolic syndrome (insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia), gouty arthritis, osteoarthritic cartilage preservation, macrophage immune activation, and wound repair.
东革阿里
Eurycoma longifolia JackLate-onset hypogonadism, idiopathic male infertility, athletic endurance enhancement, adrenal fatigue, osteopenia, and insulin resistance.
猫须草 / 肾茶
Orthosiphon stamineus Benth. (syn. Orthosiphon aristatus)Nephrolithiasis (calcium oxalate/uric acid calculi), hyperuricemic gout, chronic glomerulonephritis, early-stage CKD, and hypertension.
穿心莲 / 一见喜
Andrographis paniculata (Burm. f.) NeesAcute viral and bacterial respiratory tract infections (influenza, pharyngotonsillitis, bronchitis), acute bacillary dysentery, enteritis, and ulcerative colitis.
蒌叶 / 荖叶 / 蒟酱
Piper betle L.Oral and vaginal dysbiosis (Candida albicans), halitosis, chronic periodontitis, superficial infected wounds, acute thermal burns, and hemorrhoids.
七星针 / 玫瑰仙人掌
Pereskia bleo (Kunth) DC.Severe deep contusions, sports sprains/hematomas, hard inflammatory bumps, thrombosed hemorrhoid swelling, diabetic wound bed repair, and gastric mucosal protection.
姜黄 / 黄姜
Curcuma longa L.Osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), metabolic syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and cardiovascular atherosclerosis.
平卧菊三七 / 降糖草
Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr.Essential hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (insulin resistance), metabolic dyslipidemia, vascular endothelial dysfunction, and gastric ulcer protection.
地胆头 / 苦地胆 / 草鞋底
Elephantopus scaber L.Acute/chronic viral hepatitis, elevated transaminases, acute tonsillitis, EBV nasopharyngeal carcinoma adjuvant therapy, bacterial dysentery, acute glomerulonephritis, and arthralgia.