Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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三叶鱼藤 / 异翅鱼藤 / 海鱼藤 / 水生鱼藤
Derris trifoliata Lour. / Derris uliginosaRefractory cutaneous scabies and marine parasite infections; chronic rheumatoid arthritis, joint effusion and sciatica; coastal intermittent malarial fevers; traumatic contusions, sprains and closed hematomas.
假地豆 / 异果山蚂蝗 / 铺地草 / 假花生 / 乌蝇翼
Desmodium heterocarpon (L.) DC. / Grona heterocarposPediatric febrile convulsions, high-fever tremors and night terrors (Xiao Er Jing Feng); acute infectious bacillary dysentery and mucoid diarrhea; acute icteric hepatitis, cholecystitis and jaundice (Huang Dan); acute urinary tract infection, dysuria and hematuria.
小叶山蚂蝗 / 细叶山蚂蝗 / 细叶假花生 / 假地豆同类
Desmodium microphyllum (Thunb.) DC.Pediatric Spleen-deficiency anorexia and chronic malnutrition; chronic bronchitis, dry hacking cough and post-viral throat irritation; nocturnal spontaneous sweating and physical fatigue; traumatic bleeding cuts and weeping eczema.
三花山蚂蝗 / 三花假地豆 / 铺地草 / 三点金
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC. / Sagotia trifloraPediatric acute bacillary dysentery, infectious enteritis and mucoid diarrhea; infantile malnutrition and food stagnation (Xiao Er Gan Ji); weeping eczema, scabies (Kudis Buta) and pruritic dermatitis; traumatic bleeding cuts, sprains and boils.
假鹰爪 / 一把伞 / 狗爪豆 / 酒饼叶 / 鹰爪桃
Desmos chinensis Lour. / Unona chinensisDeforming rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar-knee cold weakness and sciatica; functional dyspepsia, abdominal bloating and flatulence; malaria chills and intermittent tropical fevers; traditional fermentation starter (Jiu Bing Ye) and food preservation.
五蕊桑寄生 / 桑寄生 / 寄生树 / 广寄生
Dendrophthoe pentandra (L.) Miq. (syn. Loranthus pentandrus)Stage 1/2 essential hypertension (ACE inhibition and vasodilation), threatened miscarriage (uterine quiescence), postmenopausal osteoporosis, chronic knee osteoarthritis, and breast/cervical cancer adjuvant.
莪术 / 蓝心姜 / 黑心姜 / 绿茎莪术 / 蓝莪术 / 药生姜
Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. (syn. Curcuma caesia auct. non Roxb.)Abdominal blood stasis masses, uterine fibroids, and hepatosplenomegaly (caspase-3/9 apoptosis and microvascular fibrinolysis via Curcumenol >= 0.60%), intestinal ascariasis and pinworms, and postpartum lochial retention.
莪术 / 蓝心姜 / 蓝心莪术 / 绿心姜 / 黑心姜
Curcuma aeruginosa Roxb. (syn. Curcuma caesia auct.)Uterine leiomyoma (fibroid volume shrinkage), adenomyosis, ovarian endometrioma (chocolate cysts), cervical cancer adjuvant, NASH, and pediatric roundworm infection.
假栀子 / 山栀茶 / 密花茜树 / 鸡爪木
Aidia racemosa (Cav.) Tirveng. (syn. Randia racemosa)Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), chronic viral hepatitis (ALT/AST reduction), biliary sluggishness, functional dyspepsia with reflux, and osteoarthritic joint soreness.
射干 / 乌扇 / 扁竹根 / 凤翼
Belamcanda chinensis (L.) Redouté (syn. Iris domestica)Acute purulent follicular tonsillitis, laryngeal diphtheria, vocal cord hoarseness/aphonia in singers, bronchial asthma with thick sticky phlegm (She Gan Ma Huang Tang), and oral stomatitis.
罗布斯塔咖啡 / 咖啡树 / 中果咖啡 / 刚果咖啡
Coffea canephora Pierre ex A.Froehner (syn. Coffea robusta)Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (insulin sensitization via chlorogenic acid), NAFLD, Parkinsonian neuroprotection (adenosine antagonism), athletic performance enhancement, and water retention.
椰 / 椰子 / 椰子水 / 椰子油 / 椰壳炭 / 椰根 / 椰子肉
Cocos nucifera L.Emergency rehydration and electrolyte replenishment (osmolarity ~295 mOsm/L and K+ >= 250 mg/100mL in coconut water), broad-spectrum antiviral and antibacterial protection (monolaurin membrane lysis via Lauric acid >= 48.0%), and ketogenic neuroprotection.