Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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黎豆 / 刺毛黧豆 / 狗爪豆 / 猫豆 / 八月豆
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. (syn. Stizolobium pruriens)Parkinson's disease and motor tremor paralysis (direct CNS dopamine replenishment), male hypogonadism and oligospermia (testosterone and spermatogenesis boost), erectile dysfunction, and chronic sciatica.
咖喱叶 / 调料九里香 / 麻绞叶 / 咖喱树
Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. (syn. Bergera koenigii)Premature hair graying and hair loss (hair bulb melanogenesis stimulation via MITF/tyrosinase), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (insulin sensitization), hyperlipidemia (HMG-CoA reductase inhibition), and functional dyspepsia.
密花豆 / 鸡血藤 / 大血藤
Spatholobus suberectus DunnIron-deficiency anemia, post-chemotherapy leukopenia/thrombocytopenia, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, rheumatoid joint numbness, and stroke hemiplegia.
粟米草 / 铺地锦 / 五叶粟米草 / 地锦草
Mollugo pentaphylla L. (syn. Mollugo stricta L.)Acute icteric viral hepatitis (normalizing serum ALT/AST and bilirubin), non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), summer-heat fever with anorexia, pediatric heat rash, and atopic pruritus.
紫红姜 / 奥氏姜 / 黑心苦姜 / 紫肉姜
Zingiber ottensii ValetonSevere chronic osteoarthritis, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's, colitis), cervical cancer apoptosis (HeLa), post-thrombotic stasis, and intestinal parasites.
假败酱 / 玉龙鞭 / 大麻鞭 / 倒扣草
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl (syn. Verbena jamaicensis)Hyperuricemic gouty arthritis (xanthine oxidase inhibition and renal urate flush), acute cystitis, Stage 1 essential hypertension, acute pharyngitis, and dysentery.
甘蔗 / 黑皮甘蔗 / 紫皮甘蔗 / 竿蔗 / 薯蔗
Saccharum officinarum L.Post-febrile extreme dehydration and parched mouth, gestational morning sickness with dry retching, acute alcohol intoxication hangover, dry heat-induced tracheobronchial cough, and dysuria.
紫茉莉 / 胭脂花 / 煮饭花 / 地雷花 / 夜娇娇
Mirabilis jalapa L. (syn. Nyctago jalapa)Chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID with profuse leucorrhea), cervical dysplasia (MAP protein induction of HeLa apoptosis), acute cystitis, and facial melasma/freckles and acne.
红珠藤 / 细叶巴戟 / 小叶巴戟天
Morinda parvifolia Bartl. ex DC.Lumbar disc herniation, postmenopausal osteoporosis, rheumatoid arthritis joint numbness, chronic viral hepatitis, and erectile dysfunction.
紫苏 / 赤苏 / 紫苏叶 / 紫苏梗 / 紫苏子 / 桂荏
Perilla frutescens (L.) Britton (syn. Perilla ocymoides)Seafood food poisoning and histamine urticaria (Vibrio parahaemolyticus lysis), morning sickness in early pregnancy (hyperemesis gravidarum), wind-cold influenza, and seasonal allergic rhinitis.
全缘金粟兰 / 节节茶 / 草珊瑚同属 / 四块瓦同类 / 鸡爪金粟兰 / 驳骨兰
Chloranthus erectus (Buch.-Ham.) Verdc. (syn. Chloranthus officinalis, Cryphaea erecta)Epidemic malarial fevers, Dengue fever chills, and influenza (cutaneous cholinergic diaphoretic vasodilation via Shizukanolides), closed bone fractures and sprains (Isofraxidin Runx2 stimulation), and postpartum confinement.
肉豆蔻衣 / 豆蔻花 / 夫利 / 肉果衣 / 顶豆蔻
Myristica fragrans Houtt. (arillus)Chronic Daybreak Diarrhea (Wu Geng Xie), IBS-D, chronic non-specific colitis, functional gastric cold colic with nausea, generalized anxiety disorder, and primary insomnia.