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gao liang jiang 高良薑

 

Pharmaceutical name:

英 文 藥 名 ﹕

Rhizoma alpiniae officinari

Biological name:

拉 丁 名 ﹕

Alpinia officinarum Hance

Pron. in Japanese:

koryokyo

Pron. in Korean:

koyanggang

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵 音 ﹕

gou1 leong4 geong1

Other Names: 別 名 ﹕

 liang jiang  良,fo shou gen 佛手根,xiao liang jiang 小良薑,liang jiang良薑。

Common Name:

lesser galanga,  galanga

Distribution:

分 佈 ﹕

 Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan, Yunnan, and south east Asia.

廣 東 ﹐ 廣 西 ﹐ 台 灣 ﹐ 云 南 與 東 南 亞 。

Properties (characteristics)

性 味﹕

acrid, hot

味辛,性熱。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸 經 ﹕

speen, stomach

歸脾,胃經

Actions & Indications:

主 治 ﹕

 

Warming the middle jiao (digestive system), for cold and pain in the stomach, preferring warm and touch, vomiting due to coldness in stomach, diarrhea because of indigestion, low digestive function.

有溫中散寒的功能,用於脘腹冷痛,喜熱喜按,胃寒嘔吐,食滯泄瀉,消化不良等。

Medical function:

藥 理 ﹕

  1.  stimulates the nerves in the wall of stomach, improves digestive function

  2. anti bacteria

  3. prolongs the blood cell coagulation time

  4. anti inflammation

  5. cognitive enhancement after treatment with this herb. [1]

 

  1. 能刺激胃壁神經,使消化機能亢進

  2. 抗菌。

  3. 延長血凝時間。

  4. 抗發炎

  5. 用高良薑治療後辨識能力增加 [1]
     

Samples of formulae:

To be loaded.

Chemical ingredients:

化 學 成 份 ﹕

根 含

(1) 黃酮醇苷 (flavones)成分:

高良 薑素(Galangin),高良薑素-3-甲醚(galangin-3-methyl ether),山柰素(Kaempferide),山柰酚(Kaempferol), 槲皮素(Quercetin),槲皮素-3-甲醚(quercetin-3-methylether),鼠李素(Isorhamnetin), 良 薑素(alpinin)。

(2) 二苯基庚烷類  diphenylheptane

(3) 揮 發 油(essential oil) 0.5∼1.5%, 油中主要成分:

桉油精(Cineole),桂皮酸甲酯 (methyl cinamate),α-蒎烯 (a- pinene),丁香油酚(eugenol) [5]及辛辣油樹脂高良 薑酚(Galangol)。此外尚含鞣 酸 (tannin),脂肪 (fat),淀粉等 (starch etc)。

Dosage:

用 量 ﹕

for concoction: 3 to 10 g

內服入煎劑,常用量3∼10克。

Cautions:

禁 忌 ﹕

Do not use in case of yinxu with heat.

  陰虚火旺者忌服。

[1] J Ethnopharmacol. 2011 Oct 31;138(1):85-91. Epub 2011 Sep 1.

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