Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Radix Nandinae Caulis Nandinae |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Nandina domestica Thunb. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | nunten (南天） |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | namchunchook |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | naam4 tin1 zuk1 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | tian zhu 天竹，tian zhu 天竺，tian zhu zi 天燭子，nan zhu zi 南竹子，hong ba zi 紅耙子，lan tian zhu 闌天竹。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | common nandina, heavenly bamboo |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | China mainland, India, and Japan. 中國大陸，印度及日本。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | Root and caulis: bitter, cold, toxic. Fruit: bitter, neutral, toxic. 根，茎：苦，寒，有毒。
果：苦，平。有毒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Root and caulis: for influenza with fever, conjunctivitis, cough due to heat in lungs, jaundice with infection, acute gastritis, urinary tract infection, injuries from impacts. Fruit: for cough, asthma, whooping cough. 根 ，莖：清熱除濕，通經活絡。用於感冒發熱，眼結膜炎，肺熱咳嗽，濕熱黃疸，急性胃腸炎，尿路感染，跌打損傷。
果：止咳平喘。用於咳嗽，哮喘，百日咳。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | trans-2-hexenal (32.4-l6.8%) 反-2-己烯醛;葉醛, cis-hexen-1-ol (2l.5-4.74%)順-3-己烯醇;葉醇, phytol(7.76-0.98%) 葉绿醇, hydrogen cyanide 氫化氰,.A-pinene A-蒎烯,1-hexanal 正己醛,1-hexanol 1-已醇,trans-2-hexen-1-ol 反-3-己烯醇, linalool 芳樟醇 （沈香醇）, trans-2-hexenyl-1-butyrate 丁酸反-2-己烯酯,.A-terpineol A-萜品醇. |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | root or caulis: 1 to 30 g. fruit: 9 g. 根 ，茎 1~ 30 克；果 9 克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Whole plant is toxic. Toxic reaction: whole body is excited, irregular heart rate of speeding up and slowing down. Blood pressure drops, muscle spasm, breathing becomes paralyzed, confusion. 全株有毒。中毒症状：出現全身興奮，脈搏忽快忽慢，血壓下降，肌肉痙攣，呼吸麻痺，意識模糊等症狀。 |