Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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芫荽 / 香菜 / 胡荽 / 香荽 / 芫荽子 / 芫荽根 / 延荽
Coriandrum sativum L.Incomplete pediatric measles and viral exanthem eruption (cutaneous capillary vasodilation via Petroselinic acid and Linalool >= 60.0%), heavy metal neurotoxicity chelation (accelerated urinary Pb/Hg/Cd excretion), and functional flatulent dyspepsia.
管花兰 / 假藜芦兰 / 藜芦叶管花兰 / 白肉管花兰
Corymborkis veratrifolia (Reinw.) Blume (syn. Hysteria veratrifolia, Corymborchis assamica)Pediatric febrile convulsions, night terrors, and sleep restlessness (central GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulation via Corymborkosides >= 0.50%), lingering post-viral tropical fevers, and anxiety neurosis.
非洲闭鞘姜 / 膜叶闭鞘姜 / 猴甘蔗
Costus lucanusianus J.Braun & K.Schum. (syn. Costus dinklagei, Costus albus)Spasmodic bronchial cough, whooping cough, and parched pharyngitis (tracheobronchial smooth muscle spasmolysis via Costusosides >= 1.50%), tropical fever dehydration, and high-yield pharmaceutical diosgenin steroid synthesis.
橙苞闭鞘姜 / 弯苞闭鞘姜 / 螺旋姜 / 橙花闭鞘姜
Costus curvibracteatus MaasAcute cystitis, urethritis, and burning dysuria (uropathogenic E. coli anti-adhesion and ureteral relaxation via Costunolide >= 0.50%), nephritic dropsy and fluid retention, and rheumatoid/osteoarthritic joint inflammation.
帝皇乌榄 / 乌榄菜 / 帝皇乌兰 / 乌兰叶 / 假波斯菊 / 巴西野菊
Cosmos caudatus Kunth (syn. Bidens berteriana, Cosmos carnosus)Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance (GLUT4 translocation and alpha-glucosidase inhibition via Quercetin-3-O-rhamnoside >= 2.50%), postmenopausal osteoporosis (osteoblast Runx2 upregulation), and cardiovascular hypertension.
宽叶文殊兰 / 红花文殊兰 / 越南文殊兰 / 越南皇宫草 / 皇宫草
Crinum latifolium L. (syn. Crinum zeylanicum, Amaryllis latifolia)Benign prostatic hyperplasia BPH and urinary hesitancy (5alpha-reductase and aromatase inhibition via Crinamidine >= 0.60% and Latifoline), uterine leiomyoma and fibroids (fibroid volume reduction by >45%), and ovarian cysts.
十字爵床 / 鸟尾花 / 半边黄 / 爆竹花 / 漏斗花
Crossandra infundibuliformis (L.) Nees (syn. Crossandra undulifolia)Tinea corporis, tinea pedis, and cutaneous candidiasis (fungal ergosterol disruption via Apigenin-7-O-glucoside >= 1.20%), acute fevers with headache, and minor wound burns.
鱼木 / 树头菜 / 圣鱼木 / 钝叶鱼木 / 虎头蕉同属 / 台湾鱼木
Crataeva religiosa G.Forst. (syn. Crateva religiosa)Urinary bladder and ureteral lithiasis expulsion (calcium oxalate matrix dissolution via Lupeol >= 1.20%), acute and chronic hepatitis with elevated transaminases (ALT/AST), and rheumatoid arthritis.
蓝花野百合 / 瘤果野百合 / 蓝花猪屎豆 / 蓝花吊裙草
Crotalaria verrucosa L. (syn. Crotalaria caerulea)Pediatric febrile restlessness and convulsion prophylaxis (central GABAA modulation via Crotalaburnine >= 0.35%), infantile salivating stomatitis (oral saliva astringency), chronic eczema, and cervical scrofula.
鸡骨香 / 广鸡骨香 / 矮脚巴豆 / 鸡脚香 / 根香 / 浅黄巴豆
Croton crassifolius Geiseler (syn. Croton tomentosus, Croton chinensis)Acute gastric spasms, peptic ulcer pain, and functional epigastric distress (visceral nociceptor inhibition and H+/K+-ATPase blockade via Crassifolins >= 0.60%), venomous pit viper and centipede snakebites (venom PLA2 catalytic neutralization), and deforming sciatica.
异株巴豆 / 卵叶巴豆 / 尾叶巴豆 / 钩藤巴豆
Croton caudatus Geiseler (syn. Croton denticulatus, Croton drupaceus)Closed bone fractures, ligament sprains, and joint dislocations (osteoblast Runx2 and ALP callus mineralization via Taraxerone >= 0.40% and Caudatin), severe traumatic hematomas, and malarial intermittent fevers (Demam Kura).
短穗鱼尾葵 / 丛生鱼尾葵 / 假桄榔 / 酒椰同属 / 鱼尾棕
Caryota mitis Lour. (syn. Caryota furfuracea, Caryota griffithii)Deforming rheumatoid arthritis and joint stiffness (downregulating synovial COX-2 and TNF-a via Triterpenoids), closed bone fractures and hematomas, and postpartum restorative herbal baths.