ye jiao ten 夜交藤
He shou wu is the root of polygonum multiflorum Thunb.
The plant is called ye jiao teng 夜交藤, which literally means "vines that tangle at night".
Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | herba Polygoni multiflori |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Polygonum multiflorum Thunb. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | yakoto |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | yagyodong |
粵音﹕ | je6 gaau1 tang4 |
Other Names: 別名 ﹕ | di jing 地精,chi lian 赤斂,shou wu 首烏,jiao teng 交藤, ye he 夜合,shou wu teng 首烏藤,qi teng 棋藤。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | vine of fleece flower |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Henan, Shandong, Anhui, jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujiang, Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Huan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan provicnce. The herb is mainly produced in Henan, Hubei, Guizhou, Sichuan, Jiangsu, Guangxi provinces but also produced in Zhejiang, Anhui, Guangdong, Shandong, jiangxi, and Hunan provinces. 分佈河南,山東,安徽,江蘇,浙江,福建,廣東,廣西 ,江西,湖南,湖北,四川,貴州,雲南等地。 藥材主產河南,湖北,貴州,四川,江蘇,廣西等地。此外,浙江,安徽,廣東,山東,江西,湖南亦產 。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, sweet, tart, slightly warm. 苦,甘,澀 ,微溫。 |
Channels (meridians) entered:
歸經﹕ | heart, spleen, kidney, liver. 入心,脾,腎 ,肝經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Forliver-kidney yin deficient , dizziness due to xue xu (blood deficient), achy muscles and joints, chronic hepatitis, blood in stool or bleeding hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids. |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Root and stem contain: 根和根莖含: 蒽醌類 (anthraquinones):大黃素(emodin),大黃酚 (rheumemodin), 大黃素甲醚(emodin monomethylether),大黃酸,(rhein),大黃酚蒽酮(rhaponticin)及卵磷脂 (lecithin), 芪三酚甙(polydatin) ,鞣質 (tannin),穆坪馬兜鈴酰胺(N-trans- feruloyl tyramine),N-反 式阿魏酰基-3-甲基多巴胺(N-trans-feruloyl 3-methyldopanine),2-甲氧基-6-乙酰基- 7-甲基胡桃 醌(2-methoxy-6-acetyl-7-methyljuglone) 。 Root and stem: 根和根莖含蒽醌類 (anthraquinones),(炙過後無大黃酸 after baking does not contain rhein),澱粉 (starch) 45.2% ,粗脂肪(crude fat) 3.1%,卵磷脂 (lecithin) 3.7%等。 |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | 10 to 20 g; concentrated extract: 0.5 to 2 g. 10~20克 ;濃 縮中藥:0.5~2.0克 。 |
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﹕ | Use with care in cases of mania with strong pattern and heat. 燥狂屬實火者慎服。 |
Last update: Jan 29, 2012; 11:00 a.m. LAH