Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese

粵音﹕

Other Names:

別名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

 甘﹐苦. 平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

肝﹐ 腎.

藥理﹕

1. Regulate immune system
2. Anti inflammatory
3. Anti cancer
4. Effect on circulatory system
5. Lower blood sugar
6. Protect liver
7. Anti oxidization of the side effect of Hematoporphyrin Derivative (HpD) light treatment

Medical functions of the leaves:

1. Resist general lack of oxygen
2. Resist lack of oxygen for the heart muscles
3. Improve capillary circulation
4. Effect on cardio-vascular system

種子藥理作用﹕

1. 增強免疫功能﹐
2. 抗炎﹐
3. 抗癌，
4. 血液循環作用﹐
5. 降低血糖﹐
6. 護肝
7. 清除自由基等作用。

葉藥理作用﹕

1. 抗一般缺氧
2. 抗心肌缺氧
3. 增進微循環
4. 心血管作用。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

因 陰虛 與 肝 陽 上亢  而 致眩暈﹐白內障﹐腰背酸痛﹐耳鳴﹐鬚髮早白。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

2. apigenin-7-glucoside, luteolin-7-glucoside^[2] cyanidine-3-glucoside, cyanidine-3-rutinoside, malvidin-3-rutinoside-5-glucoside^[3].

3. Na, 23ppm, Ca, 1170ppm, Mg, 300ppm, Zn, 5.00ppm, Fe, 4.50ppm, Cu, 0.28ppm, Mn, 1.60ppm, Ni, 0.049ppm, Cr, 0.02ppm, Ag, 0.008ppm^[5]

4. hydroxyphenyl ethyl alcohol^[2], d-mannitol^[6].

Dosage:

用量﹕

4.5 ~ 15 克。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

由五 味子﹐女貞子﹐靈芝﹐銀耳﹐淮 山藥 組成的複方能抑制自由基的產生，延緩衰老。

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒性與禁忌﹕

 This herb has low toxicity but over dose can cause diarrhea.

Not to use in cases of yangxu (yang deficient), or diarrhea due to pixu (spleen deficient)

Over cooking may lessen the effectiveness because of the evaporating oil.

因本品有揮發油，故不耐久煎。久煎可减低藥效。

本品毒性低。但多用易致滑腸。

陽虛，或 脾虛 泄瀉者，不宜應用。