shu wei cao 鼠尾草 ( in English and Chinese 中英文)
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | herba salviae japonicae | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ | Salvia officinalis Salvia japonica Thunb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | sobiso | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | seomicho | ||||||||||||||||||||||
粵音﹕ | syu2 mei5 cou2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other Names: 別名﹕ | keng su 坑蘇, zi hua dan 紫花丹. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | garden sage, common sage | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hubei, Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi provinces of China. It was originated from the Mediterranean area. 分佈於江蘇、安徽、浙江、江西、湖北、福建、台灣、廣東、廣西等地. 原産於地中海地區. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Properties characteristics﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, acrid, neutral. 苦, 辛, 平. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Channels meridians entered:
歸經﹕ | lung, liver. 肺，肝。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
| possesses in vitro
cholinesterase inhibiting properties [2], thus improves memory. enhances mnemonic performance and improve mood in healthy young participants.[2] Most of the extracts isolated from shu wei cao (common sage/Salvia officinalis) and Greek sage (Salvia triloba) inhibit to various degrees smooth-muscle contractions induced by acetylcholine, histamine, serotonin and barium chloride (BaCl2,) [3] 體外試驗證實鼠尾草有膽鹼酯酶抑制性能[2] 提高助記憶符作用和改善健康的年輕參與試驗者的情緒。[2] 鼠尾草和希臘鼠尾草的提取物抑制乙酰膽鹼，組胺，5 - 羥色胺和氯化鋇引起的不同程度的平滑肌收縮 [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Actions & Indications:[1] 主治﹕【1】 | clears infection, promotes circulation and regulate menses, detoxification rids of swelling. Being used in jaundice; red or white diarrhea; vaginal discharge due to infection; irregular menstruation; dysmenorrhea; sores, swollen boils; injuries from impacts. 清熱利濕；活血調經；解 毒消腫。主黃疸；赤白下痢；濕熱帶下；月經不調；痛經；瘡瘍癤腫；跌打損傷 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕【1】 |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | In decoction 10 ~ 30 g 煎湯, 10 ~ 30 克. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
[2] Neuropsychopharmacology. 2006 Apr;31(4):845-52.
[3] Acta Physiol Pharmacol Bulg. 1984;10(2):13-20.