Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Herb Polygoni |
Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ | Polygonum chinense Linn. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | Tsurusoba |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | fo2 taan3 mou5 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | huo tan mao 火炭毛，wu tan zi 烏炭子，yun yao 運藥，shan jiao mai cao 山蕎麥草，huan shan teng , 黃鱔藤, yun yao 暈藥，wu bai fan cao 烏白飯草，hua tan xing 火炭星，que tang mei ,鵲糖梅，chi li di 赤地利，wu fan teng 烏飯藤，shui sha gan zi 水沙柑子 gu ci fan ,鴣鹚飯, shui tui sha 水退痧，hong mei zi ye 紅梅子葉，bai fan cao 白飯草，da ye sha tan zi 大葉沙灘子，lai shu jie 老鼠蔗。 Pinyin: huǒ tàn mǔ |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Chinese knotweed |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Distributed in Taiwan, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou provinces of China. Being produced in Guandong, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian provinces. 分布於台灣，福建，江西，廣東，廣西，雲南，四川和貴州等地。產廣東，廣西，四川，貴州，福建等地。 |
Properties characteristics﹕ 性味﹕ | slightly sour, slightly acrid, slightly cool, toxic. 微酸，微澀，微涼，有毒。 |
Channels meridians entered: 歸經﹕ | |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For treatment of : dysentery; diarrhea; sore throat; diphtheria; Hyperactivity cough; pertussis; hepatitis; vaginal discharge; cancer; otitis media; eczema; tinnitus; corneal clouding; injuries from impacts.. 清熱利濕；涼血解毒；平肝明目；活血舒筋。主痢疾；泄瀉；咽喉腫痛；白喉；肺熱咳嗽；百日咳；肝炎；帶下；癌腫；中耳炎；濕疹；眩暈耳鳴；角膜雲翳；跌打損傷 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Leaves contain: | 葉中含 | | β-sitosterol | β-穀甾醇 | | kaempferol | 山奈酚 | | quercetin | 槲皮素 | | ellagic acid | 并沒食子酸 (鞣花酸) | | gallic acid | 沒食子酸 | | 3-O-methylellagic acid | 3-O-甲基並沒食子酸 | | kaempferol-7-O-glucoside | 山柰酚-7-O-葡萄糖甙 | | kaempferol-3-O-glucuronide | 山柰酚-3-O-葡萄糖醛酸甙 |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | For oral consumption: in decoction, 15 to 30 g. Fresh herb: 30 to 60 g. External use: appropriate amount, smash and apply or wash with decoction. 口服，煎湯：9~15 克。鮮品：30 克～60克。 外用：適量，搗爛敷於患處，或煎湯洗。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | Treatment for infection type of jaundice: hua tan mu 30 g, ji gu cao 30 g. Simmer with water. Take orally. (Guangxi Chinese Herb) Treatment for female vagina discharge: fresh huo tan mu 60 to 90 g, white ji guan hua 3 to 5 blooms. Add water and simmer to drinking volume. Take orally after meal. (Fujian Folk Herb Medicine) 治濕熱黃疸：火炭母一兩，雞骨草一兩，水煎服。《廣西中草藥》 治婦女帶下：鮮火炭母二至三兩，白雞冠花 三至五朵。酌加水煎成半碗，飯後服，日兩次。《福建民間草藥》 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | |