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yuan hua 芫花

 

 by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Flos Daphnes Genkwae

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Daphne genkwa Sieb.et Zucc.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

genka

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

wonhwa

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

jyun4 faa1

Other Names:

別名﹕

 

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Lilac Daphne Flower Bud

Distribution:

產地﹕

Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Sichuan

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, warm, toxic.

辛. 溫。有毒

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

soleen, lung, kidney.

脾、肺、腎。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

 

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

  1. For edema, ascites.
  2. For worm parasite: vinegar processed yuan hua , xiong huang. Make into powder. Take internally.
  3. For head fungal or ringworm: mix with lard and apply topically.

 

  1. 用於水腫腹水。
  2. 治蟲積腹痛;醋炒芫花配合雄黃,研末內服 。
  3. 治頭癬 或金錢癬: 用豬油拌和,外塗。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

genkwanin芫花素
apigenin芹菜素
hydroxygenkwanin羟基芫花素
genkwabaphnin芫花瑞香素
 淡黄木樨草甙
 淡黄木樨草甙-7-甲醚
sitosterol穀甾醇

Dosage:

用量﹕

  • in decoction: 1.5 g to 3 g
  • in powder form:  0.3 g per dosage, 2 times per day.
  • external use: use appropriate amount

 

  • 1.5 克~ 3 克。煎服。
  • 研末吞服,每次二分,每天一次。
  • 外用適量。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

shi zao tang (Shang Han Lun)

Application: retching and resulting pain in rib cage, or for asthma or cough.

Prescription: yuan hua, da ji, da zao, gan sui.

十棗湯《 傷寒論 》:芫花、大 戟大 棗、甘遂。治心下有水氣,乾嘔痛引兩脅,或喘或咳。

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Do not use in cases of pregnancies. It is incompatible with gan cao.

孕婦忌服。反甘 草

 

 

 

 

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Last update: Jan 6, 2009; 11:38 a.m. LAH