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 |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 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】 | | Its essential oil can be as high as 2.5%. The basic ingredients are ketone and borneol. | 其精油含量最高可達 2.5%. 基本成分是酮(C10H16O)和 冰片(C10H16O) | | The whole herb contains: | 全草含： | | β-sitosterol | β-谷甾醇 | | β-sitosterol glucoside | β-谷甾醇葡萄糖甙 | | ursolic acid | 熊果酸 | | oleanolic acid) | 齊墩果酸 | | 2α-hydroxyursolic acid | 2α-羥基熊果酸 | | tormentic acid | 委陵菜酸 | | caffeic acid | 咖啡酸 | | maslinic acid | 馬斯裡酸 | | ethyl-β-D-galactopyranoside | 乙基-β-D-吡喃半乳糖甙 |
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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﹕ | |