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deng xin cao 燈芯草  (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated and edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Medula Junci effusi

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Juncus effusus L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

to shin so

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

deungsimcho

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

dang1 sam1 cou2

Other Names:

別名﹕

yang cao 秧草、shui deng xin 水燈心、ye xi cao 野席草、long xu cao 龍鬚草、deng cao 燈草、shui cong 水蔥、hu xu cao 虎鬚草、chi xu 赤須、deng xin 燈心、bi yu cao 碧玉草、tie deng xin鐵燈心、zhu shi cao  豬矢草、yang pai dong 洋牌洞、deng xin cao 燈芯草、hu jiu cao 虎酒草、cu shi cao 曲屎草、lao hu xu 老虎鬚

Common Name:

英文名﹕

soft rush, rush pith, juncus

Distribution:

產地﹕

Distributed in Heilongjiang; Jilin; Liaoning; Hebei; Shaanxi; Gansu; Shandong; Jiangsu; Anhui; Zhejiang; Jiangxi; Fujian; Taiwan; Henan; Hubei; Hunan; Guangdong; Guangxi; Guizhou; Sichuan; Yunnan; Tibet provinces of China and most warm regions of the world.

分佈於全世界溫暖地區,中國黑龍江;吉林;遼寧;河北;陝西;甘肅;山東;江蘇;安徽;浙江;江西;福建;台灣;河南;湖北;湖南;廣東;廣西;貴州;四川;雲南;西藏。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet, bland, slightly cold.

甘,淡,微寒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

heart, lung, small intestine, bladder.

心,肺,小腸,膀胱。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

diuretics and arresting bleeding.

利尿,止血作用。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For treatment of urinary tract infection and stones, edema, dysuria, damp-heat   type of  jaundice, irritability with insomnia, baby crying at night, pharyngitis, injuries from trauma.
治淋病,水腫,小便不利,
濕熱黃疸,心煩不寐,小兒夜啼,喉痺,創傷。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

 
The pith of the stem contains a variety of phenanthrene derivatives: 莖髓含多種菲類衍生物
effusos 燈心草二酚
juncusol 6-甲基燈心草二酚
juncunol 燈心草酚
2, 6-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2, 6-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
2, 7-dihydroxy-1, 8-dimethyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2, 7-二羥基-1, 8-二甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
2, 8-dihydroxy-1, 6-dimethyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2, 8-二羥基-1, 6-二甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-1, 8-dimethyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 8-羥基-2-甲氧基-1, 6-二甲基-5-乙烯基9, 10-二氫菲
2-hydroxy-7-carboxy-1-methyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2-羥基-7-羧基-1-甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
2-hydroxy-8-carboxy-1-methyl-5-ethenyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2-羥基-8-羧基-1-甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
2,3-dihydroxy-1,7-dimethyl-5-ethenyl-9,10- dihydrophenanthrene 2, 3-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-5-乙烯基-9, 10-二氫菲
juncunone , 燈心草酮,
5-formyl-2-hydroxy-1, 8-dimethyl-7-methoxy-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene  5-甲醯基-2-羥基-1, 8-二甲基-7-甲氧基-9, 10-二氫菲
5-formyl-2, 6-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 5-甲醯基-2, 6-羥基-1, 7-二甲基9, 10-二氫菲
1-hydroxyethyl)-2, 6-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene], 5-(1-羥乙基)-2, 6-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-9, 10-二氫菲[
[5-(1-methoxyethyl)-2, 6-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene] 5-(1-甲氧基乙基)-2, 6-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基9, 10-二氫菲
[5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2, 8-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene] 5-(1-羥乙基)-2, 8-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-9, 10-二氫菲
2, 6-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-9, 10-dihydrophenanthrene 2, 6-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-9, 10-二氫菲
dehydroeffusol 去氫燈心草二酚
dehydroeffusal 去氫燈心草醛
dehydrojuncusol 去氫-6-甲基燈心草二酚
Also contains: 還含
2, 8-dihydroxy-1, 7-dimethyl-6-ethenyl-10, 11-dihydrodibenz[b, f]-oxepin 2, 8-二羥基-1, 7-二甲基-5-乙烯基-10, 11-二氫二苯並[b, f]氧雜庚烷
mono-p-coumaroyl glyceride α-單-對-香豆酸甘油酯
luteolin 木犀草素
luteolin 全草含揮發油
lonalool 芳樟醇
2-undecanone 2-十一烷酮
p-menth-4-en-3-one 4-對-芋烯-3酮
2-tridecanone 2-十三烷酮
1, 2-dihydro-1, 5, 8-trimethylanaphthalene 1, 2-二氫-1, 5, 8-三甲基萘
α-ionone, β-ionone α-及β-紫羅蘭酮
β-bisabolene β-甜沒藥烯
β-phenylethyl alcohol β-苯乙醇
phenol 苯酚
p-cresol 對-甲基苯酚
6, 10, 14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one 6, 10, 14-三甲基-2-十五烷酮
eugenol 丁香油酚
dihydroactinidiolide 二氫彌猴桃內酯
α-cyperone α-香附酮
vanillin 香草醛
capric acid 癸酸
lauric acid 月桂酸
myristic acid 肉豆蔻酸
stearic acid 硬脂酸
oleic acid 油酸
linoleic acid 亞油酸
hydrocarbons of C12 to C24 C12至C24的烴類
Also contains: 又含
phenylalanine 苯丙氨酸
norvaline 正纈氨酸
methionine 蛋氨酸
tryptophane 色氨酸
β-alanine β-丙氨酸
tripeptides that are composed of 2 molecules of glutamic acid and one molecule of valine 二分子谷氨酸與一分子纈氨酸組成的三肽等氨基
glucose 葡萄糖
galactose 半乳糖
araban 阿拉伯聚糖
xylan 木聚糖
methylpentosan 甲基戊聚糖
luteolin 木犀草素
luteolin-7-glucoside 木犀草素-7-葡萄糖甙
Also contains: 還含:
β-sitosterol β-谷甾醇
β-sitosterol glucoside β-谷甾醇葡萄糖甙
   

 

Dosage:[2]

用量﹕[2]

For orally consumption: use in decoction: 1-3 g (fresh herb 15-30 g), or in pills or powder form.

External use: appropriate amount. Bake but retain property. Make into powder and apply. Or, use fresh herb. Smash and apply or bundle the herb and boil with water and rub on the skin.

內服:煎湯,1-3g (鮮草15-30g);或入丸、散。外用:適量,煅存性研末撒,或用鮮品搗敷、扎把燈芯草煎湯外擦。 

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

① For treatment of

Urination difficulty due to urinary infection or stone formation:  deng xin cao 30 g, mai dong 15 g, gan cao 15 g.  Make into strong tea and take orally.

② For treatment of edema: deng xin cao 120 g. Make into decoction and take orally.

③For treatment of urinary infection: fresh deng xin cao, che qian cao, feng wei cao 30 g each. Add water from rinsing rice. Make into decoction. Take orally. [5]

For treatment of bladder inflammation, urethritis, nephritis edema: fresh deng xin cao 30 to 60 g, fresh che qian cao 60 g, yi yi ren 30 g, hai jin sha 30 g. Boil with water to make into decoction and take orally.[5]

For treatment of nephritis: fresh deng xin cao 30 ~!60 g, fresh che qian cao 30 g, fresh di dan cao 30 g. Boil with water to make into decoction and take orally. [6](《福建中草藥》)

⑥ For treatment of insomnia, upset:deng xin cao 15 g. Boil with water and make into decoction and use as tea. Drink often. [3]

⑦ For treatment of small children heat type of seizure: deng xin cao 3 to 6 g, che qian cao 3 whole plants. Add boiling water and simmer to make decoction. Take orally.

 

①治五淋癃閉:燈心草一兩,麥門冬、甘草各五錢。濃煎飲。[4]

 

② 治水腫:燈心草四兩。水煎服。[4]

 

③ 治熱淋:鮮燈心草、車前草、鳳尾草各一兩。淘米水煎服。[5](《河南中草藥手冊》)

 

治膀胱炎、尿道炎、腎炎水腫:鮮燈心草一至二兩,鮮車前二兩,薏苡仁一兩,海金沙一兩。水煎服。(《河南中草藥手冊》)

 

治腎炎水腫:鮮燈心草一至二兩,鮮車前草一兩,鮮地膽草一兩。水煎服。[6]

 

治失眠、心煩:燈心草六錢。煎湯代茶常服。[3]

 

⑦治小兒熱驚:燈心草一至二錢,車前草三株。酌沖開水燉服。[7]

 

治小兒心煩夜啼:燈心草五錢。煎二次,分二次服。(江西《中草藥學》)

 

 治黃疸:

㈠ 燈心草、天胡荽各一兩。水煎,加甜酒少許調服。

㈡ 燈心草五錢,鮮枸杞根一兩,陰行草五錢。水煎,糖調服。(江西《中草藥學》)

 

  治濕熱黃疸:鮮燈心草一至二兩,白英(鮮)一至二兩。水煎服。(《福建中草藥》)

 

治急性咽炎,咽部生顆粒或舌炎,口瘡:燈心草一錢,麥門冬三錢,水煎服;亦可用燈心炭一錢,加冰片一分,同研,吹喉。(《河北中藥手冊》)

 

  治走馬喉痺:壁蟢窠(燒灰)、燈心(燒灰)、枯礬各等分。為細末吹之。(《村居救急方》)

 

⒁ 治乳蛾:燈草(以咸鹵浸透,入雞子殼中封固,煅存性,研細)加粱上塵及青魚膽、明礬、銅青,點咽喉。虛脫人及中寒人勿用。(《本草匯》)

 

 ⒂ 治鼻衄不止:燈心(焙)一兩。搗羅為散,入丹砂一錢,研。每服二錢匕,米飲調下。(《聖濟總錄》燈心散)

 

⒃ 治破傷:燈心爛嚼,和唾貼之,用帛裹。(《勝金方》) ⒄治乳癰乳吹:水燈心一兩。酒水各半煎服。(《中醫藥實驗研究》)

 

⒅ 治陰疳:燈心草(燒灰),入輕粉、麝香(共研末涂敷)。(《綱目》)

 

⒆ 傷口流血。用燈心草嚼爛敷患處。 ⒇鼻血不止。用燈心草一兩為末,加丹砂一錢。每服二錢,米湯送下。

 

失眠。用燈心草煎水代茶喝。

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Do not use in cases of cold and weak syndrome of lower burner with urinary incontinence. [1]

 下焦 虛寒,小便不禁者禁服。[1]

 

[1] Zhong Hua Ben Cao 中華本草

[2] Zhong Yao Da Ci Dian 中藥大辭典

[3] Modern Practical Chinese Medicine. 《現代實用中藥》

[4] Authentic Diagnosis and Formulae 《方脈正宗》

[5] Henan Chinese Herb Handbook 《河南中草藥手冊》

[6] Fujian Chinese Herb  《福建中草藥》

[7] Fujian Folk Herbal Medicine 《福建民間草藥》

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