Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Ramus Tinospora esinensis |
Biological name: 拉丁文學名﹕ | Tinospora sinensis (Lour.)Merr. Operculina turpethum (L.) S. Manso. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kankinto |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | kwangundung |
Pron. in Cantonese 粵音﹕ | fun1 gan1 tang4 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | ruan jin teng, he guo teng, song jin teng, zi chi teng 軟筋藤、盒果藤、鬆筋藤、紫翅藤、紅薯藤。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Chinese tinospora stem |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan 廣東﹐廣西﹐湖南。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | sweet, slightly acrid, neutral. 味甘、微辛、 性平。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver 歸肝經。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | for difficulty in urination, edema, constipation. The whole plant is used in loosening the muscles. 功能:利水、消腫、瀉下。 主治:小便不利、水腫、大便秘結。 全草舒筋絡。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Tinosposides A and B (lignan glucosides), tinosinen (phenolic glycoside). 木酚苷 A 和 B, 酚醛苷。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 1.5~30 g |
Samples of formulae:處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | Not to use during pregnancy or right after child birth. |
旋花科Convolvulaceae.