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zhu zi cao 珠子草  (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated by: Joe Hing kwok Chu 朱興國編譯

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Herba Phyllanthi niruri

Folium Phyllanthi niruri

Radix Phyllanthi niruri

Fructus Phyllanthi niruri

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Phyllanthus niruri Linn.; Phyllanthus urinaria Linn

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Kidachimikansou (木立小蜜柑草)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

chojuja

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

zyu1 zi2 cou2

Other Names:

別名﹕

zhen zhu cao

真珠草

 ye xia zhu (beads under the leaves)

葉下珠

yue xia zhu (beads under the moon)

月下珠(雲南)

ba bei cai

霸貝菜(海南)

xiao fan hun (little returning to life)

小返魂(台灣)

lan tou bo

爛頭缽(廣東)

xiao mi gan cao

小蜜柑草

Common Names:

外文名﹕

English: stonebreaker; seed-under-leaf
Spanish: chanca piedra
Portugese: quebra pedra
Indonesian/Malay: dukung anak, dukong anak, dukong-dukong anak, amin buah, rami buah, turi hutan, meniran (Javanese)
Kanarese: kiranelligida

Marathi: bhuiavli
Hindi: bhuiaonla

Telugu: nela usiri.

Sanskrit: ajata, amala, bbumyamalaki, sukshmadala, vituntika

Distribution:

產地﹕

Produced in Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Yunnan provinces of China. Also distributed in India, Indo-China Peninsula, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines and tropical America.

產於台灣、 廣東、海南、廣 西、 雲南等省區。
國外分佈:分 佈於印度、 中南半 島、馬來西亞、印尼、菲律賓至熱帶美洲。
 

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bland, astringent, slightly cold.

味淡, 澀,微寒

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

spleen

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

hepatoprotective effect: inhibits HBV replication [2]

anti virus

anti inflammatory

保肝作用 :對乙 型肝炎病毒有抑制作用[2]

抗病毒作 用

抗炎作用

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For clearing liver fire and improving eyesight, removing dampness and promoting diuresis. For malnutrition of children, corneal clouding, conjunctivitis, nephritis, edema, Urinary Tract Infection, urinary tract stones, diarrhea, enteritis with diarrhea, hepatitis, flu with fever, snakebites.

肝 火明目,滲濕利水。用於小兒疳積,角膜雲翳,結膜炎,腎炎水腫,尿道感染,尿路結石,腸炎腹瀉,菌痢,肝炎,感冒發熱,毒蛇咬傷.。

Chemical ingredients[1],[4]:

化學成份[1],[4]﹕

Lignans:

木脂素:

phyllanthin

葉下珠素

niranthin

珠子草素

nirtetralin

珠子草次素

phylterlin

葉下珠新素

phyltetralin

urinatetralin

dextrobuschernin

5-demethyoxynirathin

urinaligran

ellagitannins:

鞣花丹寧:

hypophyllanthin

次葉下珠素

corilagin

鞣料雲實素

geraniin

hippomanin A

phyllanthusin F and G

repandinin B

phyllanthusiin U

terpenoids:

萜類:

β-amyrin

β-香樹脂醇

lupeol acetate

羽扇豆醇乙酸酯

β-sitosterol/β-stigmasterol

β-谷甾醇/β-豆 甾醇

flavonoids:

黃酮類

quercetin

斛皮素

isoquercitin

異斛皮素

astragalin

黄芪苷

quercitrin

槲皮苷

rhamnocitrin

鼠李苷

isoquercitrin

異槲皮苷

kaempferol

山柰酚

daucosterol

胡蘿蔔苷

triacontanol

三十烷醇

rutin

芸香素

phenolic compounds:

酚類化合物:

caffeic acid

咖啡酸

ellagic acid

鞣花酸

gallic acid

沒食子酸 (五 倍子酸或棓酸)

methylester dehydrochebulic acid

甲酯去氫訶子次酸

methyl brevifolincarboxylate hexacosanoic acid

短葉蘇木酚甲基,二十六烷酸

brevifolin acid

短葉蘇木酚酸

pyrogallol

鄰苯三酚

methylgallate trimethyl -3,4 dehydrochebulate

沒食子兒茶素沒食子酸酯三甲基-3,4 去氫訶子次 酸鹽

n-octadecane

正十八烷

brevifolin

短葉蘇木酚

brevifolin methyl hexacosane acid

短葉蘇木酚羧酸

methylester dehydrochebulic acid

酸甲酯去氫訶子次酸

methyl brevifolin carboxylate

短葉蘇木酚羧酸甲酯

hexacosanoic acid

二十六烷酸

brevifolin

雲實素

brevifolin carboxylic acid

短葉蘇木酚羧酸

1,3,4,6-tetra-O-galloyl-β-d-glucose

1,3,4,6 - 四-O-沒食子酰基-β-D-葡 萄糖

waxes:

蠟類:

montanoic acid methyl ester

褐煤酸甲酯

triacontanol

三十烷醇

Other:其他:

lintetralin

isolintetralin

hinokinin

扁柏脂素

heliobuphthalmin lactone

dextrobursehernin

virgatusin

friedelin

軟木三萜酮

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

For oral consumption,  in decoction: 6 to 12 g. Fresh herb: 30 to 60 g.

External application: use appropriate amount, smash and apply.

6~12克,鮮品30~60克,煎服;外用適量鮮品搗敷。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

可能對腎臟與睾丸有害。[3]

may have deleterious effect on kidney and testes. [3]

[1] http://ntur.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/246246/55660

[2] Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology

[3] Indian Journal of Experimental Biology; vol 46; Jul 2008; page 504-520

[4] Prota 11(1): Medicinal plants/Plantes médicinales 1,

Zhonghua Shi Yan He Lin Chuang Bing Du Xue Za Zhi. 2010 Dec ;24 (6):424-6  21604565

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