Bencao Gangmu Reference Library

    Plant Monographs

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    巧茶 / 卡痛 / 假鸦片 / 斑叶柯楠树

    Mitragyna speciosa (Korth.) Havil.

    Severe chronic neuropathic and musculoskeletal pain management, opioid withdrawal detoxification mitigation, chronic severe diarrhea, and mental fatigue.

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    石韦 / 石苇 / 金星草

    Pyrrosia lingua (Thunb.) Farw.

    Acute UTIs (E. coli cystitis), nephrolithiasis, chronic glomerulonephritis, microscopic/gross hematuria, and chronic asthmatic bronchitis.

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    半枝莲 / 并头草 / 狭叶韩信草

    Scutellaria barbata D.Don

    Colorectal adenocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, lung cancer, acute appendicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and snakebites.

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    黄藤 / 黄连藤 / 古柯藤

    Coscinium fenestratum (Goetgh.) Colebr.

    Acute bacillary dysentery, bacterial gastroenteritis (E. coli, Salmonella), Type 2 Diabetes (AMPK glucose uptake), infective conjunctivitis, and wound sepsis.

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    大叶厚壳桂 / 格里菲斯厚壳桂 / 佛州厚壳桂

    Cryptocarya griffithiana Wight (syn. Cryptocarya floribunda, Cryptocarya venosa)

    Functional dyspepsia, flatulent meteorism, and gastric spasms (visceral smooth muscle Ca2+ channel blockade via Griffithianin >= 0.60%), peptic gastritis, postpartum confinement recovery baths (Mandian Nifas), and H. pylori co-infection.

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    温郁金 / 温州郁金 / 温莪术 / 浙郁金 / 片姜黄原植物 / 浙八味

    Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling

    Malignant neoplasms (glioblastoma multiforme, lung carcinoma, bladder cancer, and brain metastases via Beta-Elemene >= 0.25%), reversal of multidrug resistance (P-gp inhibition), cholelithiasis, and uterine fibroids.

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    郁金 / 温郁金 / 川郁金

    Curcuma wenyujin Y.H.Chen & C.Ling (and Curcuma aromatica Salisb.)

    Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), acute cholecystitis, hepatic cholestasis, coronary angina, dysmenorrhea, anxiety/depressive mood disorders, and hematuria.

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    三叶藤桔 / 钓樟藤 / 飞龙掌血藤

    Luvunga scandens (Roxb.) Buch.-Ham. ex Wight & Arn.

    Peptic and duodenal ulcer disease, GERD acid reflux, Helicobacter pylori gastritis, chronic osteoarthritic arthralgia, functional dyspepsia, and postpartum lumbago.

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    凹唇姜 / 甲哇黄姜 / 锁匙姜

    Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. (syn. Gastrochilus panduratus)

    Broad-spectrum viral inhibition (proven SARS-CoV-2 main protease Mpro and Dengue NS2B/NS3 protease inhibition), peptic ulcers, oral candidiasis, and metabolic obesity.

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    文殊兰 / 十八学士 / 罗裙带 / 华丽文殊兰 / 白花石蒜同科

    Crinum asiaticum L. (syn. Crinum toxicarium, Crinum pedunculatum)

    Acute ankle sprains, ligament tears, and joint dislocations (transdermal COX-2 and NF-kB suppression via Lycorine >= 0.40% and Crinamine), closed bone fractures (Runx2 and BMP-2 bone callus stimulation), and suppurative carbuncles.

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    海金沙 / 金砂 / 左转藤灰

    Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw.

    Nephrolithiasis, ureterolithiasis, cystitis, urethritis, hematuria, hyperuricemic crystalluria, and NAFLD.

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    番木瓜叶 / 木瓜叶 / 万寿果叶

    Carica papaya L.

    Dengue fever thrombocytopenia (rapidly elevates thrombocytes in 24-48h, preventing plasma leakage), immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), and protein maldigestion.

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