Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕	Herba Dianthi
Botanical name: 學名﹕	Dianthus superbus L.
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕
Other Names: 別名﹕	ye mai, ju ju mai, da lan, shan qu mai, shi zhu zi hua, luo yang hua, shi yang jing hua. 野麥、巨句麥、大蘭、山瞿麥、石竹子花、洛陽花、十樣景花.
Common Name: 英文名﹕	fringed pink, lilac pink, and large pink.
Distribution: 產地﹕	mainly being produced in  Hebei, Henan, Liaoning, Hubei, Jiangxi, Zhejiang provinces of China. 主產於河北、河南、遼寧、湖北、江蘇、浙江等地。
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕	bitter, cold. 味苦、寒。
Channels (meridians) entered:   歸經﹕	heart, small intestine, bladder. 歸心、小腸、膀胱經
Medical functions: 藥理﹕
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕	gonorrhea, edema, urinary tract inflammation, difficulty in urination, irregular menses, amenorrhea, dystocia, carbucle 淋病，水腫，膀胱炎，尿道炎，小便不利，月經不調，經閉，難產，癰腫。
Chemical ingredients:[1] 化學成份﹕[1]	大黄素甲醚  大黄素 3，4-二羟基苯甲酸甲酯, 3-(3′，4′-二羟基苯基)丙酸甲酯 β-谷甾醇苷 大黄素-8-O-葡萄糖苷   phycion ， emodin , methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate ， methyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl) propionate ， β-sito-sterol-3-O-glucoside  emodin-8-O-glucoside
Dosage: 用量﹕
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕	bie jia jian wan guo luo qu mai wan 仲景方： 鱉甲煎丸 栝蔞瞿麥丸
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕	methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate showed potent anti-pregnancy activity, given 200 μg/kg to pregnant rat can terminate pregnancy at its early stage of pregnancy.[1] 3，4-二羥基苯甲酸甲酯 (200 μg/kg) 對受孕大鼠具有明顯抗早孕作用。[1]
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕	孕婦忌用。