Pharmaceutical name:
英文藥名﹕ |
Herba ecliptae |
Biological name:
拉丁文學名﹕ |
Eclipta prostrata Linn;Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. |
Pron. in Japanese:
日語發音﹕ |
kanrenso |
Pron. in Korean:
韓語發音﹕ |
hannyonch'o |
Pron. in Cantonese:
粵音﹕ |
hon5
lin4 cou2 |
Other Names:
別名﹕ |
wu tian cao, mo han lian, lian zi cao, wu xin cao, han lian cao, shui han
lian, mo shui cao, li chang .
烏田草﹐墨旱蓮﹐蓮子草﹐烏心草﹐旱蓮草﹐水旱蓮﹐墨水草﹐鱧腸。 |
Common Name:
英文名﹕ |
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Distribution:
產地﹕ |
Mainland China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, the Philippine Islands, and other
subtropical areas.
臺灣﹐中國大陸﹐韓國﹐日本﹐菲律賓等亞洲熱帶地區。 |
Properties
(characteristics)﹕
性味﹕ |
sweet, sour, and slightly cold.
甘﹐酸,微寒。 |
Medical functions: |
enables lab animals to regain function of the weakened
immune system.
Its flavonoids can
inhibit lipid peroxidation and damage of DNA. by hydroxyl radical. [1]
能使動物恢復退化的免疫系統。
其總黃酮能有效清除活性氧自由基,對卵磷脂脂質過氧化和DNA氧化損傷有顯著抑制作用。【1】 |
Channels (meridians)
entered:
歸經﹕ |
liver, kidney
肝﹐腎經。 |
Actions & Indications:
主治﹕ |
For
yinxu (yin deficient), vomiting blood, nose bleeding, blood in urine,
diarrhea with blood, excessive bleeding during menopause, and bleeding
from external injuries.
功能﹕
涼血止血,滋補肝腎,清熱解毒。
陰虛﹕牙齒鬆動,鬚髮早白,眩暈耳鳴,腰膝酸軟,血熱。
並用於﹕吐血﹐衄血﹐尿血﹐血痢,崩漏下血,外傷出血。
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Chemical ingredients:
化學成份﹕【2】 |
apigenin |
芹菜素 |
luteolin |
木樨草素 |
quercetin |
槲皮素 |
apigenin-7-O-glucoside |
芹菜素-7-氧-葡萄糖苷 |
luteolin-7-O-glucoside |
木樨草素-7-氧-葡萄糖苷 |
ecliptine |
鯉腸素 |
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Dosage:
用量﹕ |
10~20克;濃縮中藥:0.5~2克。 |
Samples
of formulae:
處方舉例﹕ |
Premature white hair and patchy baldness:
Formula 1: squeeze han
lian cao to get juice. Massage into scalp.
Formula 2:
Name of Formula:
sang shen hei fa wan
(ben cao gang mu)
Composition:
Preparation: Soak
nu zhen zi in white rice wine for a day.
Drain, then steamed thoroughly, and dry under the sun and then make into fine
powder. Store sang shen zi in a dry place till dry and make into fine powder.
Store han lian cao in a dry place till dry and make into fine powder. Mix all 3
powder together and mix with cooked, evaporated honey and make into pills with
the sizes of sweet peas.
Take 70 to 80 pills per day with lightly salted water.
Editor's note: in cases of
yinxu (yin
deficient), use plain drinking water instead of salted water.
少年白髮和斑禿﹕將新鮮旱蓮草榨汁,外用塗於患處,
桑堪黑髮丸《本草綱目》
處方:
女貞子
620克,桑椹300克,旱蓮草300克。
用法:女貞子(冬青樹子)浸入白酒中,日內取出蒸透晒乾,研細末(最好選用農曆十月採收的);桑椹子(農曆月收,陰乾)為末;旱蓮草(五月收,陰乾)為末,共和勻,煉蜜丸如梧子大,每服70~80丸,淡鹽湯送下。
功效:強腰膝,治白髮。
主治:肝腎陰虛,腰膝無力,衰老髮白。
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Modern Research:
現代研究﹕ |
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Cautions:
禁忌﹕ |
not suitable for pixu (spleen deficient)
weak digestion.
脾虛者不宜用。 |