Bencao Gangmu Reference Library
Plant Monographs
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耳叶水蜡烛 / 水薄荷 / 假薄荷 / 狗尾草 / 假水苏
Pogostemon auricularius (L.) Hassk. (syn. Dysophylla auricularia)Pediatric acute rotaviral/bacterial gastroenteritis, childhood food stagnation and malnutrition with abdominal distension (Xiao Er Gan Ji), atopic dermatitis, weeping eczema, and summer-heat flu.
圆唇山柰 / 倒提壶 / 海南三七 / 封山莲
Kaempferia rotunda L.Breast fibroadenoma volume reduction, ovarian endometrioma cyst regression, uterine leiomyomas, closed bone fractures (callus mineralization), and post-traumatic contusions.
千日红 / 百日红 / 千日草 / 火球花
Gomphrena globosa L.Bronchial asthma (relieving smooth muscle bronchospasm), acute/chronic spasmodic bronchitis, whooping cough, digital eye strain (ocular asthenopia), and pediatric febrile restlessness.
狗牙根 / 绊根草 / 铁线草 / 百足草
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.Calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis/urolithiasis (inhibiting stone nucleation/aggregation), hematuria, menorrhagia, acute cystitis, epistaxis, and Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.
百眼藤 / 伞花巴戟 / 假巴戟 / 小茶藤 / 目疮藤
Morinda umbellata L. (syn. Morinda scandens)Chronic rheumatoid arthritis (synovial cytokine down-regulation), lumbar spondylosis with sciatica, degenerative knee osteoarthritis, and post-traumatic contusions.
三花山蚂蝗 / 三花三叶草 / 小三叶草 / 斑鸠窝
Desmodium triflorum (L.) DC.Pediatric rotaviral/bacillary dysentery, infantile food stagnation (Gan Ji), functional dyspepsia, acute infectious hepatitis, burn wound healing, and weeping eczema.
土茯苓 / 冷饭团 / 草禹余粮
Smilax glabra Roxb.Hyperuricemic gouty arthritis, heavy metal intoxication (mercury/lead chelation), chronic eczema, psoriasis, diabetic nephropathy, and syphilitic spirochete sores.
爪哇苦木 / 南苦木 / 苦木同属 / 苦胆木
Picrasma javanica Blume (syn. Picrasma nepalensis)Chloroquine-resistant malaria fevers (schizonticidal action), functional anorexia and gastric atony (gustatory reflex stimulation), acute bacillary/amoebic dysentery, and cutaneous scabies.
马六甲蒲桃 / 红蒲桃 / 水石榴 / 马六甲苹果 / 极品水蒲桃
Syzygium malaccense (L.) Merr. & L.M.Perry (syn. Eugenia malaccensis)Post-febrile acute dehydration, radiation-induced oral dry mouth (xerostomia), acute infectious gastroenteritis (Shigella, Salmonella), and postpartum uterine subinvolution with lochial weeping.
基及树 / 福建茶 / 满福木 / 猫仔树 / 粗糠仔 / 细叶厚壳树
Carmona retusa (Vahl) Masam. (syn. Ehretia microphylla, Carmona microphylla)Spasmodic gastrointestinal colic and irritable bowel syndrome (M3 muscarinic receptor and L-type Ca2+ channel blockade via Ehretianone >= 0.50%), allergic rhinitis and spastic asthma (mast-cell stabilization), and dental caries prophylaxis.
山红毛丹 / 葡萄桑 / 甜韶子 / 巴西红毛丹
Nephelium ramboutan-ake (Labill.) Leenh. (syn. Nephelium mutabile)Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative colitis flares), acute secretory diarrhea (E. coli, Shigella dysentery), Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (potent a-glucosidase inhibition), and bleeding hemorrhoids.
黄槿 / 桐麻 / 黄金树 / 盐水桃树 / 朴树同称
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell (syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)Postpartum puerperal fever and maternal joint chills (herbal bath therapy), superficial thermal burns and refractory ulcers (mucilaginous re-epithelialization), and acute tracheobronchitis.