Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Biological 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:

外文名﹕

Indonesian: kencur

Thai: proh horm, waan horm

Distribution:

產地﹕

分佈東南亞與華南各地。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

味辛，性溫。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

胃經。

藥理﹕

1. antibiotic effect: inhibits  Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Lactobacillus sp
2. antifungus: Candida Albicans [1]
3.  inhibits aldose reductase of eyes thus helps the treatment of the cataract of diabetic patients.
4. arrest  cough; for treatment of bronchitis
5. antimutagenic  properties:at concentration of 1×10-4mol/L, it inhibits the production of lymphatic cells.
6. anti-inflammatory effect by inhibiting the production of nitric oxide [2]

山奈酚具有：

1. 抗細菌：對黃色葡萄球菌及綠膿杆菌，傷寒杆菌，痢疾杆菌均有抑制作用。
2. 抗霉菌作用：對抗白色念珠球菌有效。[1]
3. 止咳：治療支氣管炎。
4. 抑酶：抑制眼醛糖還原酶，有利於糖尿病白內障的治療。
5. 具有誘變劑活性，當濃度為1×10-4mol/L時，可抑制淋巴細胞增殖。
6. 抑制一氧化氮之生成而抑制發炎。[2]

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Today it is being used in anti cancer, anti-pregnancy, anti epilepsy, anti inflammation, anti spasm, anti ulcer, promoting bile secretion, as diuretics, arresting cough.

心腹冷痛 ， 寒濕霍亂 ， 風蟲牙痛 。 亦作料理香料。

現用於抗癌，抑制生育，抗癲癇，抗炎，作抗氧化劑，解痙，抗潰瘍，利膽利尿劑，止咳。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Dosage:

用量﹕

10～20克；濃縮中藥：0.5～2克。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

治心腹冷痛：山柰，丁香，當 歸，甘草等分。為末，醋糊丸，梧子大(如黄豆大)。每服三十丸，酒下。（《瀕湖集簡方》

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Cautions:

禁忌﹕