sha yuan 沙苑
Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Semen Astragali Complanati |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Astragalus complanatus R. Br. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | toshitsuri |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | sawonchillyo |
粵音﹕ | saa1 jyun2 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | shan yuan ji li 沙苑蒺藜, tong ji li 潼 沙苑, wai sha yuan 外沙苑, tong xi li 潼夕利。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | astragalus seed, milkvetch seed |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Shaanxi, Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia 陝西﹐河北﹐ 遼寧﹐ 山西﹐ 內蒙。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | sweet, warm. 甘溫。 |
Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ | liver, kidney. 入肝, 腎二經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Can be used in the following conditions due to shenxu (kidney deficient)
腎虛 所致致之 一下任何情況均可應用:
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | 1. astragaloside, soyasaponin I, [3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyrannosyl-(1-->2)-beta-D-sylopyranosyl (1-->2)-Beta-D-glucuronopyranosyl-soyasapogenol B 22-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside], [3-Omega-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2) - beta-D-galactopyranosyl - (1-->2) -beta-D-glucuropyranosyl-soyasapogenol-B-22-O-beta-D-glucopyranoside], [3-O-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-->2) beta-D-xylopyranosyl (1-2)-beta-D-glucuropyranosyl 3beta, 22beta, 24-trihydoxy-11-oxo-olean-12-ene] [3-O-alpha-L-rhamnosyl (1--.2)-beta-D-galactopyranosyl (1-->2)-beta-D-glucorunopyranosyl 3beta, 22beta, 24-trihydroxy-11-oxo-12-ene]. 2. complanatuside, astragalin, myricetin, rhamnocitrin-3-O-beta-D-glucoside, kaempferide, kaempferide-3-O-alpha-L-arabinopyranoside, neocomplanoside, myricomplanoside, calycosin-7-O-glucoside, ononin, complanatin, rhamnocitringlucoside dihydrophasic acid, cyclogaleginoside A. 4. heptenoic acid, pentadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, octadecenoic acid, octadecanoic acid, octadecadienoic acid, eicosanoic acid, eicosenoic acid, linolenic acid. 5. [N-(3-carboxypropyl)-N-(3-methyl-2-buteny) guanidine] |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 6 to 15 g. 6~15 克。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | for spermatorrhea, frequent urination due to shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient): sha yuan, shu di huang, tu si zi, shan zhu yu, bu gu zhi . |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | not to use in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) with heat and/or frequent penis erection or difficulty in urination.. 陰虛火盛,陰莖易 舉或小便不利者忌用。 |
Last update: Jan 21, 2010; 3:54 p.m. LAH