curcuma xanthorrhiza, temu lawak, shu gu jiang huang, Complementary and Alternative Healing University 現代中藥辭典

shu gu jiang huang 束骨薑黃

da jiang huang 大薑黃

by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

Rhizoma Curcuma xanthorrhizae

Biological name:

Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb.

Curcuma zanthorrhiza Roxb., nom. illeg.

Pron. in Cantonese:

shu kuat keung wong

Common Name:

giant curcuma, false turmeric, temu lawak, temulawak, dilaw, dilao

Distribution:

India, southern part of China, Africa and south east Asia

Properties (characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, bitter, aromatic, slightly sweet

辛﹐苦﹐香﹐略甜。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

liver, spleen and lung

肝﹐脾﹐肺經。

Actions & Indications:

Uses in:	用途﹕
cholagogue (promotes bile secretion)	利膽劑 (促進膽汁分泌)
analgesics	止痛
anti-rheumatoid arthritis and muscular pains	治風濕﹐筋肉疼痛
antipyretic	退熱
anti-hepatotoxic	抗肝毒
liver problems, jaundice and gall stones	治肝病﹐黃膽﹐膽石
lactagogues (promoting the flow of breast milk)	催乳
skin diseases	皮膚病
antispasmodic, eliminating cramps	止抽筋
anti-dysmenorrhea	調經
inflammation of the rectum and hemorrhoids	直腸炎﹐痔瘡
inflammation of the mouth	口腔發炎
bloody diarrhea	血痢
dysentery	痢疾
stomach disorders caused by wind-cold	腹受風寒
children's cough and fever	小兒發熱﹐咳嗽
constipation	便秘
general tonics	作為補藥用
diabetes	糖尿病
anti-itching	止癢
yeast infection, leucorrhoea, and rid of gastric gas	黴菌感染﹐白帶﹐腸道氣脹

Medical Functions:

anti inflammatory,
anti coagulation of blood cells,
cholagogues (promotes bile secretion),
glucose lowering activity in diabetic rats
antifungal
antibacterial: xanthorrizol can inhibit Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
protects liver, lowering AST and ALT
can cause contraction of the uterus.
anti oxidant
anti tumor

Chemical ingredients:

volatile oil (6-11%): (a) 1-cyclo-isoprenemyrcene (up to 85%); (b) an aromatic sesquiterpene phenol , xanthorrizol, (up to. 20% ) (not found in jiang huang (C. longa)).
curcuminoids : curcumin 62% and demethoxycurcumin 38%.
starch (30-40%)

Dosage:

fresh root: 3 ~ 9 grams, graded,

Dried root: 1 ~ 5 grams

Boil briefly to avoid losing the essential oil. Take before meals for improving digestion.

Samples of formulae:

For pimples: shu gu jiang huang 3 g, fresh tamarind 10 g. Put in a pre warmed cup and add boiling water. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Use as tea every morning. East plenty of vegetable and fruit and avoid fatty food.

More to upload.

Modern Research:

see links below

Cautions:

Do not use

during pregnancy; (may cause uterus contraction)
if there is a bile duct obstruction. (it can increase bile secretion and may create inflammation)
with gallbladder disease as it will increase the flow of bile, creating a possible flare-up.
on those on blood-thinning medications (it has blood thinning effect)

Long term large quantity usage may produce stomach ulcer.

Note:

The cholagogue effect of shu gu jiang huang is synergistical effect of curcumin and the essential

oil of the herb. To preserve the evaporating oil do not over heat or over cook the herb.

Compared to jiang huang (Curcuma Longa.; Curcuma domestica) Curcuma xanthorrhiza is a better choice.

Jiang huang contains the ingredient of bisdemethoxycurcumin of 29% and shu gu jiang huang

does not contain any. It is the bisdemethoxycurcumin that can decrease bile flow. The ingrediant xanthorrizol (a phenolic sesquiterpene) that inhibits Staphylococcus Aureus (SA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) is not found in jiang huang (Curcuma longa).

註﹕

束骨薑黃之助分泌膽汁之作用是其揮發油薑黃素聯合其他成份引起的。所以此藥不宜久煎以免揮發油損失。薑黃含有 29% 去二甲氧基姜黄素 (bisdemethoxycurcumin)。此成份能防礙膽汁之分泌而束骨薑黃不含此化合物質。故比起薑黃﹐束骨薑黃應是較好的選擇。

束骨薑黃化學成份之一﹐酚醛樹脂倍半帖類 (phenolic sesquiterpene) 之 xanthorrizol 可抑制金黃葡萄球菌與已產生抗 Methicillin 藥性之金黃葡萄球菌。薑黃或鬱金不含此成份。

Protective and therapeutic effects of Curcuma xanthorrhiza on hepatotoxin-induced liver damage Lin SC; Lin CC; Lin YH; Supriyatna S; Teng CW Department of Pharmacology, Taipei Medical College, Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 23(3-4):243-54 1995

Reporting in the Dec. 7, 2004, online edition of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, the research team also determined curcumin is more effective in inhibiting formation of the protein fragments than many other drugs being tested as Alzheimer's treatments.

澱粉狀蛋白斑（amyloid plaque）属于蛋白粉末不正常的集結，叫做b-澱粉狀蛋白（b-amyloid），是導致阿耳茨海默氏病的記憶衰退的元凶。
　　
美國洛山基加里福尼亞大學最近通過老鼠所作的研究實驗結果表明，薑黄素不僅能防止那些患有老化性腦部疾病病者積累病斑，而且可以阻止病斑在第一阶段的發展。此项研究的結果發表在生物化學刊物上。

Links (more to upload):

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8571920&dopt=Abstract

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=8473006&dopt=Abstract