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lai fu 萊菔                (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated and edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Raphani sativi

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Raphanus sativus L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

daikon (大根)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

mu

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

loi4 fuk6;  loi4 baak6

Other Names:

別名﹕

lu 蘆,luo fu 蘿蔔,zi hua song 紫花菘,wen song 溫菘,tu su 土酥,wen song 温松,qin song 秦松,zi hua song 紫花松。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

daikon

Distribution:

產地﹕

Most part of China.

全中國之大部份地區。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

辛,甘,温,平,無毒。

acrid, sweet, warm, neutral, nontoxic.

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

alcohol extract possesses antibiotic property, especially toward Gram positive bacteria; but in serum, the viability is only 50%. There is another report that the juice of the radix of this plant can prevent the forming of gall  stones and being used in gall stone disease.

 醇提取物有抗菌作用,特別是對革蘭氏陽性細菌較敏感;有血清時,活力降低一半; 亦能抗真菌。另據報告,根搗碎後,榨取之汁液,可防止膽石形成而應用於膽石症。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

expelling phlegm,  diabetes, atrophic lung disease with vomiting blood, 去痰,消渴,治肺痿吐血。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Radish (Raphanus sativus), Fresh, raw,
Nutrition Value per 100 g,
(Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

Principle養份Nutrient Value 营養價值Percentage of RDA每天所須之%
Energy热量16 Kcal1%
Carbohydrates碳水化合物3.40 g3%
Protein蛋白質0.68 g1%
Total Fat脂肪總量0.10 g<1%
Cholesterol膽固醇0 mg0%
Dietary Fiber食用籤維1.6 g4%
Vitamins維生素  
Folates葉酸鹽25 mcg6%
Niacin菸酸0.254 mg1.5%
Pyridoxine維生素 B60.071 mg5.5%
Riboflavin核黃素0.039 mg3%
Vitamin A維生素A7 IU<1%
Vitamin C維生素C14.8 mg25%
Vitamin E維生素E0 mg9%
Vitamin K 維生素K1.3 mcg1%
Electrolytes解質  
Sodium39 mg2.5%
Potassium233 mg5%
Minerals礦物質  
Calcium25 mg2.5%
Copper0.050 mg5%
Iron0.34mg4%
Magnesium10 mg2.5%
Manganese0.069 mg2.5%
Zinc 0.28 mg2%
Phyto-nutrients植物营養  
Carotene-ß胡蘿蔔素4 mcg--
Carotene胡蘿蔔素-α0 mcg--
Lutein-zeaxanthin葉黃素-玉蜀黍黄素10 mcg--


 

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

15 g to 40 g

15 ~ 40 克。

Samples of formulae:[1]

處方舉例﹕[1]

For atrophic lung disease with vomiting blood: use lai fu with goat meat or carp to make soup. Take frequently.

Constipation: stir fry one cup of lai fu. Add water and blend into paste. Add zao jia 7.5 g (make into powder). Take orally.

肺痿咳血。用蘿蔔和羊肉或鯽魚煮熟,頻食之。

便秘:用蘿蔔切碎。炒一合,加水搗爛,和皂 夾末7.5 克。服之可通。

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Do not use with he shou wu or di huang. 【2】

Using the acid substance of lai fu of 3g/kg for hypodermic injection or 2g/kg for abdominal cavity injection to mice did not show toxicity. Using 1g/kg for hypodermic injection on rabbits only showed mild, temporary toxic reaction.

萊菔根中的酸性物質對小鼠皮下注射3克/公斤或腹腔注射2克/公斤,皆無 毒性,對兔皮下注射1克/公斤僅有輕微,短暫之毒性反應。

何 首烏地 黃者不可食。【2】

[1] Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目

[2] Ben Cao Bei Yao 本草備要,卷五。

 

 

 

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