lǎo guàn cǎo 老鸛草
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編 譯 (in English and Chinese 中英文)
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Herba Gerani | ||||||||
Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ | Geranium wilfordii Maxim., （老鹳草） Erodium stephanianum Willd.,（牻牛兒苗） Geranium carolinianum L.（西伯利亞老鹳草） | ||||||||
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | mitsubafuuro 【漢字名】三葉風露 | ||||||||
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | Se-ip-jwi-son-i (세잎쥐손이) | ||||||||
粵音﹕ | lou5 gun3 cou2 | ||||||||
Other Names: 別名﹕ | lao guan jui 老鸛嘴，ao ya jui 老鴉嘴，guan jun 貫筋，ao guan jun 老貫筋，ao niu jun 老牛筋 ，lao guan cao 老觀草 ，lao he cao 老鶴草。 | ||||||||
Common Name: 外文名﹕ | |||||||||
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Northeastern, eastern, northern, central parts of China, provinces of Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuang, Guizhou, Yunnan etc. 東北，華北，華東，華中，陝西，甘肅和四川，貴州，雲南等地。 | ||||||||
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | acrid, bitter, neutral. 辛，苦，平。 | ||||||||
Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ | liver, kidney, speen. 肝，腎，脾。 | ||||||||
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Being used in rheumatoid arthritis, muscle spasm and numbness, carbuncles, gangrenes, impact injuries, colitis, diarrhea 用於風濕疼痛，拘攣麻木，癰疽，跌打，腸炎，痢疾。 | ||||||||
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | 9～15 g | ||||||||
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | for chronic diarrhea: lao guan cao 18 g, hong zao 4 pieces. Make into thick decoction. Use as 3 serving per day. for muscle paralysis: lao guan cao, jun gu cao (Herba Ajugae decumbens ), shu jin cao (herba Lycopodiastri casuarinoides) )with meat make into stew use as soup. 治急慢性腸炎下痢：牻牛兒苗六錢，紅棗四枚。煎濃湯，一日三回分服。（《現代實用中藥》） 治筋骨瘫痪：老鹳草，筋骨草，舒筋草，炖肉服。（《四川药誌》） | ||||||||
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | It is rich in potential sources of natural antioxidants. [2] 含有豐富抗氧化剤。【2】 | ||||||||
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
[1] J Sep Sci. 2010 Aug;33(15):2266-71.
[2] Molecules. 2010 Aug 30;15(9):5988-97.