Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | herba Graptopetali |
Botanical name: 生物學名﹕ | Graptopetalum paraguayense (N. E. Br.) Walth. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | oboro tzuki (朧 月) |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | poong chah choo (風車草), yongwol (龍月). |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | fung1 ce1 cou2 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | yu lian, shi lian hua, guan yin cao, guan yin shi lian hua, shi dan cao, lian zuo cao, long yue, dong mei ren. 玉蓮， 石蓮花，觀音草， 觀音石蓮花，石膽草，蓮座草，朧月， 東美人 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | ghost plant, mother of pearl plant |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | originally from Mexico, now it is cultivated world wide. 原產於墨西哥。 現在世界各地都有栽培。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | cool, sweet, bland, slightly sour. 涼，甘，淡，微酸 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney. 肝，腎。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | anti-oxidation effect anti-inflammatory effects protects animals against cerebral ischemia/reperfusion brain injury.[1] exerts hepatoprotection via promoting antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties against CCl(4)-induced oxidative liver[2] damage.[2] anti hypertensive effect [3] consumption of this herb may increase in vivo antioxidant activities and have some protective effects in decreasing oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemic subjects.[4] 抗氧化作 用 抗炎作用 對動物腦 缺血有保護作用【1】 因為本品 的抗氧化，抗發炎之作用，對四氯化碳引起氧化肝臟有保護作用【2】 抗高血壓 作用【3】 服用本品可以增加體內抗氧化活動與對高膽固醇患者能減低氧化壓力而有保護作用。[4] |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For treatment of infectious type of hepatitis, liver steatosis, liver fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, and hepatitis B, high uric acid / gouts, high blood pressure, gum disease, skin disease, constipation.. 濕熱型肝炎，肝 硬化，脂肪肝，肝纖維化，尿酸過高/痛風，高血壓，,牙周病，皮膚病，便秘 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | |
Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | 新鮮風車草當蔬菜用：100克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | |
[3] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 89: 2678–2686. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.3774