qun di cai 裙蔕菜
by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編 譯 (in English and Chinese 中英文)
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Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ |
Thallus undariae |
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Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ |
undaria pinnatifida (Sur.) Harriott. |
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Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ |
wakame |
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Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ |
gun che chae （miyeok) |
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粵音﹕ |
kwan4 dai3 coi3 |
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Other Names: 別名﹕ |
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Common Name: 英文名﹕ |
sea mustard; also called by the Japanese as wakame in America. |
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Distribution: 產地﹕ |
being produced in Japan, China (especially in
Dalian), Korea. It is also found in south-eastern New Zealand and Australia. 在日本，中國 (尤其在大連)，韓國有種植。澳洲，纽西蘭的東南部也有發現。 |
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Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ |
salty, cold. 鹹，寒。 |
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Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ |
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| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Anti viral effect: the active chemical ingredient
ofgalactofucan is significantly more active against clinical strains of
HSV-2 than HSV-1, p < 0.001.[1] Digestibility and retention coefficients for calcium, magnesium, zinc, iron, sodium and potassium were lower for seaweed-fed rats, and showed lower values for Wakame (undaria pinnatifida) than Nori. (Porphyra tenera)[2] 抗病毒作用：裙蔕菜有效成份褐藻糖胶對疱疹病毒有抑制作用。對疱疹病毒 II 型比對疱疹病毒 I 型更有效。【1】 喂吃海草的大鼠吸收消化鈣，鎂，鋅，鐵，鈉，鉀比對照組小。喂食裙蔕菜比起喂食紫菜組較小。【2】 |
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ |
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ |
galactofucan (a sulfated polysaccharide) |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ |
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Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ |
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Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ |
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Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
Over eating this sea weed
may cause overload of iodine. 過度服食裙蔕菜可能引起碘過多 。 |
[1] Phytother Res. 2004 Jul;18(7):551-5.
[2]
doi:10.1016/S0308-8146(01)00273-4
Last update: Sept 22, 2013; 3 p.m. LAH