yang gan ju , Complementary and Alternative Healing University

yang gan ju 洋甘菊

by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編譯 (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Flos Matricariae recutitae

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Matricaria recutita L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

kamitsure (加密列)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

kamille (카밀레)

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

joeng4 gam1 guk1

Other Names:

別名﹕

mu ju 母菊, German gan ju 德國甘菊, gan ju 甘菊

Common Name:

英文名﹕

German chamomile, wild chamomile, Hungarian chamomile, pineapple weed.

Distribution:

產地﹕

originally in Asia minor, Americas, Australia, now in northern and western parts of Xinjiang, Taiwan, Beijing and Shanghai.

分佈於小亞細亞、南、北美洲、澳洲大陸為原生地。現在新疆北部和西部,，台湾，北京和上海

Properties

characteristics﹕

性味﹕

neutral, sweet, slightly bitter.

平，甘，微苦。

Channels meridians entered:

歸經﹕

heart, stomach

心，胃。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

antispasmodic,
anxiolytic,
anti-inflammatory,
anti-ulcer,
antibiotic: the essential oil, in vitro, show inhibiting effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Mycobacterium B6, Michigan, Corynebacterium, Candida albicans,
antipruritic,
regulates immune system
Inhibition of morphine dependence in rats and reduce the symptoms of withdrawal syndrome[31]
antioxidant
anti-parasites
anti-brain injury
antimutagenic
cholesterol-lowering effects [16]

解痙
鎮靜、抗焦慮
抗炎
抗潰瘍
抗菌:母菊精油體外對金黃色葡萄球菌、分枝桿菌 B6、密執安棒桿菌、白色念珠菌等有抗菌作用[25-26]。
止癢[17]、抗過敏
免疫調節功能
體外實驗表明，母菊對人主要的藥物代謝酶有抑制作用[30]。
抑制大鼠對嗎啡的依賴性並減輕戒斷綜合徵的症狀[31]。
具有抗氧化[32]、
抗寄生蟲[33]。
抗腦損傷：
抗突變
降膽固醇

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

irritable bowel syndrome, stomach pain,

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

terpenoids:	萜類成分
matricin[1]	母菊素 [1]
α-bisabolol	α-甜沒藥萜醇
E-β-farnesene[2]	E-β-金合歡烯
γ-terpinene	γ-鬆油烯
Δ3-carene	Δ3-蒈烯
α-cubebene	α-蓽澄茄苦素
α-muurolene	α-衣蘭油烯
calamene	菖蒲烯
xanthoxyline	花椒油素
chamavioline (7-ethyl-4-methyl-azulene-1-carbaldehyde) [3]	7-乙基-4-甲基-甘菊環烴-1-甲醛
α-bisabolol oxides A-C[4]	α-甜沒藥萜醇氧化物 A、B、C
spathulenol[5]	匙葉桉油烯醇
guaiazulenic acid[6]	愈創木薁酸
Flavonoids:	黃酮類成分：
apigenin	芹菜素
quercetin	槲皮素
luteolin[7]	木犀草素
quercetagetin	萬壽菊黃素
rutin	蘆丁
hyperoside	金絲桃苷
apigenin-7-O-glycoside[8]	芹菜素-7-O-葡萄糖苷
cosmosiin[9]	大波斯菊苷
jaceidin	棕鱗矢車菊黃酮素
chrysosplenol D	貓眼草酚
eupatolitin	去甲澤蘭黃醇素
spinacetin	菠葉素
axillarin	甲氧基壽菊素
eupalitin[10]	3,4,5’-三羥基-6,7-二甲氧基黃酮
patulitrin	萬壽菊苷
quercimeritrin[11]	棉黃苷
coumarins: [18]	香豆素類成分：
umbelliferone	傘形花內酯
methylumbelliferin[11]	甲基傘形花內酯
herniarin[12]	7-甲氧基香豆素
esculetin	七葉亭
scopoletin	東莨菪內酯
isoscopoletin[13]	異東莨菪內酯
triterpenes:	三萜類成分：
oleanolic acid[12]	齊墩果酸
taraxerol[14]	蒲公英萜醇
Others:[15]	其他：
xylose	木糖
arabinose	阿拉伯糖
galactose	半乳糖
glucose	葡萄糖
rhamnose	鼠李糖

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

3~5 g

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Use this herb with care if you are allergic to plants in the Asteraceae (Compositae) family like aster, chrysanthemum, mugwort, ragweed, and ragwort. or using blood thinner like warfarin.

可能引起膚過敏發炎，對菊科植物, (如紫菀，菊花，艾，豚草，千里光)過敏的人，或用血液稀釋剤如華法林(warfarin)用甘菊時需特別注意。

[16] doi:10.1002/ptr.1900. PMID 16628544.

[17] Phytomedicine. 2003 Nov;10(8):657-64.

[18] Phytother Res. 20:519-530.

[other] see: http://www.hkjcicm.org/cm_database/plants/detail.aspx?herb_id=202

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