Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Boehmeriae Niveae

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

chimason

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

jeomageon

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Boehmeria nivea Hook. et Arn.;

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

cyu5 maa4 gan1

Other Names:

別名﹕

ye zhu ma 野苧麻,  ye zhu ma gen 野 苧麻根,  yin ma gen 银麻根,  zhu gen 苧根,  zhu ma tou 苧麻頭,  bai ma gen 白麻根,  yuan ma gen 圆麻根,  shan zhu gen 山 苧根 .

Common Name:

英文名﹕

China grass, ramie

Distribution:

產地 ﹕

mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui.

主產浙江，江蘇，安徽，河南，山東，。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter and sweet, slippery, cool and non-toxic

味苦 ，甘，滑，冷，無毒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

heart, liver.

歸心，肝經。

藥理﹕

Chlorogenic acid possesses anticancer property.

綠 原酸 藥理作用：具有抗致癌物質活性作

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Roots and leaves are being used as diuretics, fetus protection and heat expeller. cold and influenza with fever, measles with high fever,   Roots and leaves are used in  treatment of gonorrhea,  infections of urinary tract, bleeding of the urinary tract due to infection, blood in stool, inflammation of  the anus, prolapse of the rectum, inflammation of the uterus, and vagina yeast infection, fetal movement , bleeding .

Root also can be used as external application as paste or as material for tea.

Stems: for rid of bruises and rid of toxin. Being used in cuts and impact injuries, broken bones, measles, boils and swelling, erysipelas (St. Anthony's fire). 《source: Zhong Hua Ben Cao  》

效 用：利尿解热，安胎。

主治﹕

根與葉：功能驅熱，安胎。用於感冒發熱，麻疹高燒，尿道感染，腎炎水腫，孕婦腹痛，胎動不安，先兆性流産，跌打損傷，骨折，瘡瘍腫痛，出血性疾病，淋病，消渴，感染之尿血 ，肛門發炎， 脫肛 ，子宮炎 ，白帶，下血。

苧麻梗：功能散瘀；解毒。主治: 金瘡折損；痘瘡；癰腫；丹毒。《 來源：中華本草  》

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Chlorogenic acid. emodin,

綠原酸，大黄素

Dosage:

用量﹕

Taken internally: for decoction 6 - 10 g. fresh root, 10~30 grams.

External application: use appropriate amount.

煎湯内服 6-10 g. 鮮 藥 ﹕ 10-30克。

外 用適量。

Samples of formulae:

處 方舉例﹕

gu shen an tai yin 固腎安胎飲

Snoring, elderly  老年打鼾

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕