luo shen hua 洛神花 by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國 編譯 (in English and Chinese 中英文) Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Calyx Hibisci sabdariffae | Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ | Hibiscus sabdariffa Linn. | Japanese Name:: 日語發音﹕ | rakushinka | Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | | Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | lok3 san4 faa1 | Other Names: 別名﹕ | luo shen kui 洛神葵，shan qie 山茄，luo ji kui 洛濟葵，mei gui qie 玫瑰茄。 | Common Names:[1] 外文名﹕ | English: rosselle, rozelle, sorrel, red sorrel, Jamaica sorrel, Indian sorrel, Guinea sorrel, sour-sour, Queensland jelly plant, jelly okra, lemon bush, and Florida cranberry. Indonesian/Malay: asam Belanda Napalese: belchanda
French: oseille rouge, oseille de Guinée;
Spanish: quimbombó chino, sereni, rosa de Jamaica, flor de Jamaica,
Jamaica, agria, agrio de Guinea, quetmia ácida, viña and viñuela;
Portuguese：vinagreira, azeda de Guiné, cururú azédo, and quiabeiro azédo;
Dutch (Surinam): zuring.
North Africa and the Near East: karkadé or carcadé and it is known by these names in the pharmaceutical and food-flavoring trades in Europe.
Senegal: bisap. |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Being in grown in Taiwan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Sichuan provinces of China and many parts of the world. 台灣，福建，廣東，廣西，海南，四川，雲南與世界各地有栽培。 | Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | sour, cool. 味酸，性凉 | Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | kidney 腎 | | Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | hypotensive[2] diuretic cholagogue lessen blood viscosity stimulate intestinal peristalsis disintoxication antibiotic expels oxalate [3] anticancer possess immuno-stimulatory activities [5] possible anti-obesity agents, through their tendency to inhibit α-amylase[4] [5] Polyphenol extracts from this herb can attenuate nephropathy in experimental study in type 1 diabetes.[6] - In another study on patients with type II diabetes, it showed that mean of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDLc) increased significantly (p = 0.002) and, a significant decrease in the mean of total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, triglycerides, and Apolipoprotein B100 (Apo-B100) [7]
- its extracts exhibit activities against atherosclerosis, liver disease, cancer, diabetes and other metabolic syndromes. [8]
- in a study using albino rats, the leaf extracts caused a general body weight gain and the weight of the testis, epididymis, seminal vesicle increased. The effect was weakest with a cold water extract and highest with an alcoholic extract [9]
降血壓， 利尿， 促進膽汁分泌 ， 減少血液粘度 ， 刺激腸壁蠕動 ， 解酒， 抗菌， 排草酸鹽 [3] 抗癌 有刺激（增强 或降低）免疫系统作用[5] 可能抗肥胖， 因為洛神葵煎剤能抑制消化澱粉的α-澱 粉酶。[4] [5] 在一項研究中 ， 從洛神花提取的多酚能減輕I型糖尿病患者的腎臟病[6] 在另一項研究 中，洛神花對二型糖尿病患者的影響：高密度脂蛋白膽固醇（HDLC）的平均值顯著增加（p= 0.002），並且總膽固醇平均值, 低密度脂蛋白 - 膽固醇，甘油三酯, 和載脂蛋白B100（APO-B100）都顯著下降，[7] 其提取物顯示 對動脈粥樣硬化，肝臟疾病，癌症，糖尿病和其他代謝綜合徵有對抗作用。[8] 在使用大白鼠 的研究，本品的葉之提取物引起的一般性體重增加和睪丸 附睪，精囊重量增大。其效果是最弱用冷水提取物和具有最高的酒精提取物[9]
| Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For clearing infection, relieving thirst, arresting cough and lowering blood pressure. 清熱，解渴，止咳，降血壓。 | Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | The flower calyx contains: | 花萼主含： | hibiscus acid, about 15% in dry calyx | 木槿酸，乾萼 片中含量约为15% | Dry fruit calyx contains: | 乾果 萼含: | anthocyanins | 花色甙類 | delphinidin-3- sambubioside | 飛燕 草素-3-接骨木二糖甙 | cyanidin-3-sambubioside | 矢車菊 素-3-接骨木二糖甙 | delphinidin-3-glucoside | 少量的飛燕 草素-3-葡萄糖甙 | cyanidin-3-glucoside | 矢車菊 素-3-葡菊糖甙 | Flower contains: | 花含 | gossypitrin | 棉花甙 | hibiscitrin | 木槿甙 | sabdaritrin | 玫瑰茄甙 | gossytrin | 棉黄次甙 | sucrose, reducing sugar, dehydrosucrose, dehydropentose, coarse protein, coarse fat, citric acid, tartaric acid, oxalic acid, vitamin C etc | 蔗糖，還原糖 ，失水蔗糖，失水戊 糖，粗蛋白，粗脂肪，檸檬 酸，酒石酸，草酸，維生素C等 |
| Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | Make into decoction for orally consumption: 9～15 g, or brew in boiling water. 煎湯, 口服：9～15克。或用開水 泡服。 | Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | | Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | | Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Due to the diuretic effect of the herb, those with weak kidney function should not use too often. It also contain large amount of organic acid, those with too much stomach acid should avoid using it. 因洛神花有利尿作用，腎臟不好者應該少用。洛神花也含大量的有機酸，胃酸過多者也避免應用。 |
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