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shi hu 石斛 (in Chinese and English 中英文)

Translated and Edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

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Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Herba Dendrobii

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Dendrobium moniliforme (L.)Sw. (石斛 )

Dendrobium nobile, Lindl. (commonly used) (金釵石斛 )

Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook var. oculatum Hook (馬鞭石斛 )

Dendrobium chryanthum Wall. (黃草石斛 )

Dendrobium candidum (耳環石斛 )

Dendrobium loddigesii (環草石斛 )

Dendrobium officinale Kimura et Migo (鐵皮石斛)

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

sekkoku

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

sokkok

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

se6 huk6

Other Names:

別名﹕

dendrobium

Common Name:

英文名﹕

dendrobium

Distribution:

產地﹕

Guangxi, Guizhou, Guangdong, Yunnan, Sichuan

廣東﹐貴州 ﹐ 廣西﹐云南﹐四川。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sweet, bland, slightly cold.

甘、淡、微寒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

lung, stomach.

肺、胃經。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For weakness after febrile diseases , thirsty, thromboangitis obliterans, chronic throat infection, blurry vision, weak lower back. For diabetes with yinxu (yin deficient) condition.

熱病傷津或病後虛弱，津虧口渴。治療闭塞性周圍血管病、慢性咽炎。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

ophiopogonin 麥冬皂甙 ,
ruscogenin 魯司可皂甙元 ,
β-sitosterol β-谷甾醇 ,
stigmasterol 豆甾醇 .
dendrobine 石斛鹼、
nobilonine 石斛次鹼、
6-hydroxydendrobine 6-羥基石斛鹼

Dosage:

用量﹕

dry herb: 7 to 15 g.

Fresh herb: 15 to 38 g.

乾石斛用7至15克。

鮮石斛用15克至38 克。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

Name of formula: shi hu ye guang wan (Source: Yuan Ji Qi Wei)

Application: cataract, glaucoma, with yinxu (yin deficient) condition.

Composition:

shi hu, ren shen, sheng di, shu di, mai dong, tian dong, fu ling, fang feng, cao jue ming, huang lian, ling yang jiao, xi jiao, chuan xiong, zhi gan cao, zhi ke, qing xiang zi, wu wei zi, rou cong rong, niu xi, bai ji li, tu si zi, ju hua, shan yao, xing ren, gou qi.

Make into pills. Take 9 g each time.

Note: there are shi hu ye guang wan that produced in mainland China did not pass inspection of health department in Taiwan.

(xi jiao can be substituted with concentrated extract of water buffalo horn).

石斛夜光丸《方源：原機啟微》

【功能與主治】滋陰補腎，清肝明目。用於肝腎兩虧，陰虛火旺，內障目暗，視物昏花。
【處方】石斛酒洗, 五錢。人參, 生地, 熟地酒洗, 麥門冬, 天門冬, 白茯苓, 防風, 草決明, 黃連酒炒, 各一兩。羚羊角五錢, 犀角五錢 (或用牛角濃縮粉一兩 ), 川芎, 炙甘草, 枳殼炒, 青葙子微炒, 五味子炒, 肉蓯蓉酒洗去鱗炙, 各五錢。牛膝酒洗, 白蒺藜炒去刺, 菟絲子製, 菊花, 山藥, 杏仁, 枸杞, 各七錢。為末。煉蜜為丸。大蜜丸每丸重9g。每次服用一粒。溫酒, 鹽湯下。

註﹕一般中國大陸出品之石斛夜光丸不合台灣入口規格。

(犀角可以用水牛角代替。(用濃縮粉較為方便)

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Identification of dendrobium 石斛鉴別法：

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11859481

http://gz.wanfangdata.com.cn:90/med/periodical/periodical.articles/yxxb/yxxb2005/0508/050811.htm

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

There were reports that large dosages had caused inhibiting effects on heart and lung functions in lab animals and over dosages had caused convulsion.

These belong to Washington Treaty, controlled material, under append II (permit required for import and export trade: 屬於《華約》管制的藥材種類:

Dendrobium nobile, Lindl. (commonly used) 金釵石斛 ;

Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook var. oculatum Hook 馬鞭石斛

Dendrobium chryanthum Wall. 黃草石斛 Dendrobium candidum 耳環石斛 Dendrobium loddigesii 環草石斛

shi hu 石 斛 (in Chinese and English 中英文)

These belong to Washington Treaty, controlled material, under append II (permit required for import and export trade: 屬 於 《華約》管制的藥材種類:

Dendrobium nobile, Lindl. (commonly used) 金釵石 斛 ;

Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook var. oculatum Hook 馬鞭石斛

shi hu 石斛 (in Chinese and English 中英文)

These belong to Washington Treaty, controlled material, under append II (permit required for import and export trade: 屬於《華約》管制的藥材種類:

Dendrobium nobile, Lindl. (commonly used) 金釵石斛 ;