Present Day Applications: 現代應用﹕ | cancer of the neck of uterus, leukemia, liver cancer, enlargement of liver and spleen. 現代用於子宮頸癌, 白血病, 肝癌, 肝脾腫大。 |
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Rhizoma Curcuma phaeocaulis |
Biological name: 拉丁文學名﹕ | Curcuma zedoaria (berg) Rosc.(莪朮) Curcuma phaeocaulis Valeton (蓬莪朮) Curcuma kwangsiensis S .G. Lee et C. F. Liang (廣西莪朮) |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | gajutsu |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | ach'ul |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | ngo4 seot6 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | feng e zhu, lan xin jiang, hei xin jiang, jiang qi, feng zhu, guang zhu, wen zhu, shan jiang huang, lu jiang. 蓬莪朮,藍心姜, 黑心姜, 姜七, 篷莪, 蓬術,廣朮, 文朮, 山姜黃, 綠姜。 |
Common Names: 外文名﹕ | English: zedoary rhizome, zedoaria Indonesia: kunir putih; temu Vietnamese: nghệ đen Thai: khamin khao. Urdu (Pakistan and certain part of India: kachoor. |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Mainly in Sichuan, Fujian, Guangdong. Guangxi e zhu is mainly produced in Guangxi. Wen e zhu is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Taiwan, Jiangxi. 莪朮主產於四川, 福建, 廣東等省。廣 西莪朮主 產于廣西。温莪 朮主產於浙江, 四川, 臺灣, 江西等省 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | slightly fragrant, slightly bitter and acrid. 微香,味微苦而辛 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, spleen. 肝 ,脾。 |
Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | Medical functions: anti tumor antibiotic inhibits platelet coagulation improves immune system improves memory [1] improves circulation in the arteries in the thighs relieves pain, especially in e zhu treated with vinegar prevention of leukopenia
藥理﹕ 抗腫瘤 抗菌 抗血小板凝集 增强免疫系统 增強記憶力 [1] 增加股動脈血流量 止痛,尤其醋制能增加止痛之功 抗白血球减少症
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Promotes qi flow and rids of blood stasis, amenorrhea due to blood stasis; distension and pain due to stagnation of undigested food; early stages of cancer in the cervix uteri (neck of uterus). 行氣破血,消積止痛。癥瘕痞塊,瘀血經閉,食積脹痛;早期子宮頸癌。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Essential oil (1~1.5%): the main ingredient iscurzerenone. 含揮發油1-1.5%, 油的组成為多種倍半萜衍生物和桉油精等,其中以莪朮酮(Curzerenone)為 主要成分。 焦莪朮酮(Pyrocurzerenone), 蓬莪朮环氧 酮 (Zederone), 蓬莪 朮酮 (Zedoarone), 蓬莪 朮环二烯 (Furanodiene), 蓬莪朮烯(Curzerene, Isofuranogermacrene), 蓬莪朮环二 烯酮 (Furanodienone), 異蓬莪朮环 二烯酮 (Isofuranodienone) 蓬莪朮烯酮 (Curzerenone), 表蓬莪朮烯 酮 (Epi-curzerenone) 姜黄二酮 (莪朮雙酮) (Curdione), 姜黄醇酮 (Curcolone), 莪朮烯醇 (姜黄环氧奥烯醇)(Curcumenol), 原姜黄环氧 奥烯醇 (Procurcumenol), 異莪 朮烯醇 (異姜黄环氧奥烯醇)(Isocurcumenol) 姜黄环氧奥 烯醇 (莪朮 醇)(Curcumol), 姜黄奥二醇 (Curcumadiol). 姜黄素 (Curcumin), 欖香烯 (Elemene) 去氢姜黄二 酮 (Dehydrocurdione). 川芎嗪(tetramethylpyrazine) 含澱粉64% (Starch 64%)
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | 3-10g |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | to be loaded |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | See on memory improvement in another site. |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | Use care in cases of blood deficient (xuexu) with qixu (qi deficient) or pixu (spleen deficient) . Not to use in cases of pregnancy or excessive bleeding during menses. 血虛兼氣 虛, 脾虛 無積滯者慎服。月經過多及 孕婦忌服。 |
[1] Zhong Yao Cai. 1998 Oct; 21(10): 522-3.