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细叶萼距花 / 满天星 / 细叶雪茄花 / 假石榴 / 细叶紫草
Cuphea hyssopifolia KunthCommon cold fevers, acute bronchitis cough, and pharyngitis (airway smooth muscle spasmolysis via Apigenin-7-glucoside >= 0.50%), pruritic insect bites and heat rash, and acute cystitis.
密毛巴豆 / 绒果巴豆 / 毛果巴豆同属
Croton lachnocarpus Benth. (syn. Oxydectes lachnocarpa)Rheumatoid arthritis, lumbar-knee cold pain, and sciatica (synovial NF-kB p65 and COX-2 suppression via Lachnocarpenoids >= 0.40%), traumatic contusions and closed sprains, and intermittent malarial fevers.
船形大叶仙茅 / 大叶仙茅 / 假仙茅 / 龙船仙茅 / 船子草
Curculigo capitulata (Lour.) Kuntze (syn. Molineria capitulata, Curculigo recurvata)Kidney-Yang deficiency and chronic lumbar cold weakness (HPG axis stimulation and testosterone elevation via Curculigoside >= 0.15%), degenerative osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (osteoblast Runx2 mineralization), and closed contusions.
紫红姜黄 / 紫苞姜黄 / 爪哇姜黄 / 艳丽姜黄
Curcuma purpurascens Blume (syn. Curcuma colorata Valeton)Postpartum shivering pyrexia and puerperal cold fatigue (central thermoregulatory and antipyretic modulation via Purpurascenol >= 0.45%), delayed uterine involution and lochial retention, and flatulent dyspepsia.
毛果巴豆 / 伏毛巴豆 / 粗毛巴豆 / 假地胆草同类
Croton hirtus L'Hér. (syn. Croton glandulosus var. hirtus)Tinea corporis, tinea pedis, and pruritic eczema (dermatophyte cell membrane disruption via Hirtone >= 0.35% and Crotocorylifuran), acute suppurative furuncles, and tropical fevers.
竹节草 / 粘人草 / 刺芒草 / 雀脾草 / 假针茅
Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin. (syn. Andropogon aciculatus, Rhaphis aciculata)Acute icteric hepatitis and cholecystitis (transaminase and bilirubin reduction via Aciculatin >= 0.40%), acute dysuria and urinary tract infections (osmotic diuresis), and bacillary dysentery.
左手香 / 到手香 / 广藿香同类 / 过手香 / 印度薄荷 / 假薄荷
Coleus amboinicus Lour. (syn. Plectranthus amboinicus, Coleus aromaticus)Postpartum hypogalactia and lactation failure (anterior pituitary prolactin receptor stimulation and alveolar lobule expansion via Carvacrol and Saponins), pediatric spastic croup cough, and acute pharyngitis.
柚 / 柚子 / 文旦 / 抛 / 柚皮 / 化州柚 / 化橘红
Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck (syn. Citrus maxima, Citrus decumana)Chronic bronchitis, spastic phlegm cough, and COPD (MUC5AC mucin gene transcription suppression via Naringin >= 1.50%), functional dyspeptic food stagnation, and alcohol intoxication.
菊花 / 杭白菊 / 黄山贡菊 / 滁菊 / 毫菊 / 怀菊 / 节华
Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. (syn. Chrysanthemum sinense, Dendranthema grandiflorum)Visual fatigue, dry eyes, and age-related macular degeneration (RPE cell photoprotection and aldose reductase blockade via Luteolin-7-glucoside >= 0.20%), wind-heat common cold (Sang Ju Yin), and essential hypertension.
菊花 / 杭白菊 / 贡菊
Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat. (incl. C. indicum L.)Ocular asthenopia (eye strain, dry eyes), diabetic retinopathy, essential hypertension, coronary microvascular spasm, tension migraine headaches, and hyperlipidemia.
佛手 / 佛手柑 / 佛手香橼 / 五指柑 / 蜜罗柑 / 福寿柑
Citrus medica L. var. sarcodactylis Swingle (syn. Citrus sarcodactylis, Citrus medica var. digitata)Liver-Qi depression, emotional stress, and hypochondriac distension (gastrointestinal and biliary spasmolysis via Hesperidin >= 0.40% and Diosmin), functional epigastric pain, and chronic cough.
灯油藤 / 攀援南蛇藤 / 智力藤 / 苦皮藤同属 / 宝灵木
Celastrus paniculatus Willd. (syn. Celastrus nutans, Celastrus dependens)Alzheimer's disease, senile dementia, and cognitive memory decline (acetylcholinesterase AChE inhibition and BDNF neurogenesis via Celastrine and Sesquiterpenes), severe sciatic neuropathy, and chronic osteoarthritis.