tán huā 曇花 (in English and Chinese 中英文)
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Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ |
Flos Epiphylli |
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Botanical name: 拉丁生物學 名﹕ |
Epiphyllum oxypetalum (DC.) Haw.
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Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ |
gekkabejin (月下美人)[1] |
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Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ |
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粵音﹕ |
taam4 fa1 |
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Other Names: 別名﹕ |
qiong hua 瓊花，feng hua 鳳花，jin gou lian 金鉤 蓮，yue xia mei ren (beauty under the moonlight) 月下 美人。 |
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Common Name: 英文名﹕ |
Dutchman's pipe [1], Dutchman's pipe cactus [2] |
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Distribution: 產地﹕ |
All over China 中國各地 |
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Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ |
neutral, bland, slightly
cold. 平，淡，微寒。 |
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Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ |
heart, lung. 心，肺。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ |
For treatment of cough due to heat in the lung, consumption,
spitting out blood, bleeding not during menses, palpitation, imsomnia. 清肺止咳，凉血止血，養心安神。主肺熱咳 嗽；肺痨；咯血；崩漏；心悸；失眠。 |
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Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ |
9~18 g |
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Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ |
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Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ |
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Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ |
do nott drink the raw
juice of the herb in case of
pixu (spleen deficient). 脾虛者 不可服鮮汁。 |
[1]http://www2.mmc.atomi.ac.jp/web01/Flower%20Information%20by%20Vps/Flower%20Albumn/ch6-foreign%20flowers/ghekkabijin.htm
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Last update: Aug 4, 2012; 8p.m. LAH