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Pharmaceutical
name:
英文藥名﹕
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Folium Psidii
guajavae |
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Latin
name:
拉丁學名﹕
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Psidium guajava
L. |
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Pron. in Japanese:
日語發音﹕
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banjiro |
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Pron. in Korean:
韓語發音﹕
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Pron. in Cantonese:
粵音﹕
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Other
Names:
別名
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ji shi guo (chicken
dropping fruit) 雞屎果，huang du zi (yellow belly) 黃肚子，po zi 撥子，lan
ba 藍拔，ba zi (in Taiwan) 拔仔(台灣)，fan nian 番稔，hua nian 花稔，fan tao shu
(foreign peach tree) 番桃樹，mian tao 緬桃，jiao zi guo 膠子果。 |
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Common Name:
英文名﹕
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apple guava, guava,
round guava, tropical guava |
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Distribution:
產地﹕
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It was native of
tropical America. During the 16th ~ 17th centuries, it spread to
tropical and subtropical areas of the world, like North America,
Oceania, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Indonesia, India, Malaysia,
North Africa, and Vietnam. During the end of 17th century, it was
introduced to China. Now it is cultivated in Taiwan, Guangdong,
Guangxi, Fukian, Jiangxi provinces. In some areas it is growing
wild.
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原產美洲熱帶，16～17世紀傳播至世界熱帶及亞熱帶地區，如北美洲、大洋洲、新西蘭、太平洋諸島、印度尼西亞、印度、馬來西亞、北非、越南等。約17世紀末傳入我國。現台灣、廣東、廣西、福建、江西等省均有栽培，有的地方已逸為野生果樹。【1】 |
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Properties
(characteristics)﹕
性味﹕
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sweet,
甘
，澀，平。 |
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Channels (meridians)
entered:
歸經﹕
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functions: 藥理﹕
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- Antibiotic effect: alcohol and also water
decoction of the leaves can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus
- The methanol leave extract can
releive the spasm caused by electric stimulation of the ileum of
guineas pig in vitro
- inhibiting intracellular calcium release
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- 抑菌試驗：葉的醇浸出物和水煎劑對金黃色葡萄球菌有抗菌作用。
- 番石榴甲醇提取物對電刺激引起的大鼠和豚鼠離體回腸收縮有解痙作用。
- 降壓作用：抑制骨細胞間之鈣質釋放。【2】
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Actions & Indications:
主治﹕
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Leaves and fruit: for acute and chronic colitis,
diarrhea, weak digestion in children.
Fresh leaves: external use in treating impact
injuries, sprain, external bleeding, and for boils not healing.
葉，果：急，慢性腸炎，痢疾，小兒消化不良；
鮮葉：外用治跌打扭傷，外傷出血，癰瘡久不愈合。 |
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Chemical ingredients:
化學成份﹕
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Leaves contain essential oil:
quercetin,
avicularin)，番石榴苷 (guaijaverin,C20H18O11
葉含揮發油，槲皮素 (quercetin)，萹蓄苷 (avicularin)，番石榴苷 (guaijaverin,C20H18O11為槲皮素-3-α-L-吡喃阿拉伯糖苷)。揮發油中含丁香酚 (eugenol)。樹皮含鞣質和一種三帖酸，稱為山楂酸 (crataegolic
acid,C30H48O4)。木質部分含三惦酸，稱為阿江酸(arjunolic
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Dosage:
用量﹕
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- To take orally: leaves or fruit: 25 to 50 g.
- External use: smash fresh leaves and apply to affected areas.
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內服：葉，果25～50克；
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外用適量，鮮葉搗爛敷患處。
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Samples of formulae
:處方舉例﹕
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急性胃腸炎，腹瀉：番石榴葉30克，大米1把。將番石榴葉切碎和米一起炒黃後，加水煎服，每日2次。
小兒消化不良：番石榴葉，大田基黃(紅根草)各30克，紅茶9～12克，炒米粉15～30克。加水1000毫升，煎至500毫升，加白糖，食鹽適量。每日量：1～6個月250毫升，1歲以上500毫升16個月～1歲者酌情加量。均分數次服。症重者按中西醫結合方法治療。酌情禁食6～12小時。
細菌性痢疾，腸炎：番石榴葉，辣蓼，刺針草，鳳尾草各30克，甘草3克。加水1000毫升，煎至500毫升，每服50毫升，每日2次。
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Modern Research:
現代研究﹕
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Click here. |
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Toxicity & Cautions:
毒素與禁忌﹕
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