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qin jiao 秦艽 (in English and Chinese 中英文)

 

Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Gentianae macrophylliae

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Gentiana macrophyllia Pall.

Gentiana straminea Maxim.

Gentiana crassicaulis Duthie et Burk.

Gentiana dahurica Fisch

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

jingyo

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chin'gyo

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

ceon4 gau2

Other Names:

別名﹕

xi qin jiao 西秦艽﹐zuo qin jiao 左秦艽, qin jiao 秦膠,  qin jiu 秦糾、zuo qin jiao 左秦艽, zuo niu 左扭.

Common Name:

英文名﹕

gentiana macrophylla root

Distribution:

產地﹕

Gansu, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Innerg Mongolia, throughtout northeastern China

甘肅﹐山西﹐陝西﹐內蒙﹐東北各地。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, bitter, neutral

辛﹐苦﹐平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

stomach, liver, gall bladder

胃﹐肝﹐膽。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

  1. anti-inflammatory

  2. effect on CNS

  3. effect on circulation

  4. effect on blood sugar

  5. anti-allergenic shock and anti-histamine

  6. effect on smooth muscles

  7. toxic effect

More explanation will be uploaded

  1. 抗發炎
  2. 對神經系统作用
  3. 對循環系统作用
  4. 對血糖作用
  5. 抗過敏性休克，抗組胺
  6. 對平滑肌作用
  7. 有毒作用
     

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

rheumatoid arthritis, hepatitis, jaundice, spastic muscles, achy joints, TB with hot flashes, parasite infection in children with fever.

用於風濕痺痛, 濕熱黃疸, 骨蒸潮熱 (結核病潮熱)﹐ 小兒寄生蟲兼發熱。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

  1. The alkaloids: gentianine A，B,C﹐gentianidine﹐gentianol

  2. Its source of bitterness: （gentiopicrin） 0.1 ~1.5%,

  3. Evaporating oil,

  4. Sugar, 

  5. Amarogentin

 

  1. 生物鹼﹔龍膽碱A、B、C, 龍膽次碱. 秦艽丙素

  2. 苦味來源﹕龍膽苦甙 0.1  1.5%

  3. 揮發油

  4. 糖類

  5. 苦龍膽酯甙

Dosage:

用量﹕

4.5 to 12 g.

4.5~12 克。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

 TB with hot flashes: qin jiao, bie jia, zhi mu, di gu pi.

骨蒸潮熱﹕秦艽﹐鱉甲﹐知母﹐地骨皮等配伍。

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

There are reports of nausea, vomiting during the period of  taking 100 mg of gentianine 3 times daily, 4 ~ 13 days. There was 1 patient had palpitation and slow heart rate after taking 100 mg of gentianine but recovered after discontinued taking it.

有報導說：用龍膽碱100 mg 每日3次，4～13日。有一病人用100mg後發生心律不整，心律缓慢但停药後即復原。

　

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Last update: Aug 7, 2009; 2 p.m. LAH