Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | CortexBetulae platyphyllae |
Botanical name: 拉丁生物學名﹕ | Betula platyphylla Suk. Betula mandshurica Nakai (東北白樺) Betula pendula Roth (新疆白樺) |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kaba juhi |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | hwasupi |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | waa6 syu6 pei4 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | | bai hua | 白樺 | | hua shu | 樺樹 | | hua mu | 樺木 | | fen hua | 粉樺 | | hua pi shu | 樺皮樹 |
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Common Name: 外文名﹕ | Japanese white birch |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | 亞洲溫帶和亞北極的地方如：中國東北、華北、河南、陝西、寧夏、甘肅、青海、四川、雲南、西藏東南部；俄羅斯、蒙古、朝鮮、日本。 Temperate and subarctic areas of Asia, such as: Northeast China, North China, Henan, Shaanxi, Ningxia, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and southeastern Tibet; Russia, Mongolia, North Korea, Japan. |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, neutral, toxic 苦，平，有毒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | lung, stomach, large intestine. 肺，胃，大腸。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | Betulin can inhibit the synthesis of cholesterol and triglycerides, and can effectively prevent obesity, atherosclerosis and type II diabetes. Arresting cough, expectorant and anti-asthmatic effects. Intraperitoneal injection of water, methanol, ether and acid ethanol extracts of hua shu pi possesses anti-cough effect in mice. 白樺酯醇能抑制膽固醇和甘油三酯合成，有效預防肥胖症、動脈粥樣硬化症和II型糖尿病。[2] 止咳、祛痰與平喘作用。小鼠腹腔注射白樺樹皮的水、甲醇、乙醚及酸性乙醇的提取物以及乙醚析出物，都有一定的止咳作用。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | For clearing damp-heat and detoxification. For acute tonsilitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, enteritis, dysentery, hepatitis, oliguria with yellow urine, acute mastitis; topical treatment of burns, and swollen carbuncles. 清 濕熱，解毒。用於急性扁桃體炎，支氣管炎，肺炎，腸炎，痢疾，肝炎，尿少色黃，急性乳腺炎；外用治燒燙傷，癰癤腫毒。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Bark contians: | 樹皮含: | | Betulin (β-Amyrin)～35％ | 白樺酯醇~35％ | | Betuloside | 白樺甙 | | Tannin 7% | 鞣質(7％) | | Oleanolic Acid | 齊墩果酸 | | Different types of higher fatty acid, about 35% | 各種高級脂肪酸約35％ | | Phenol | 酚性物質 | | Saponin | 皂甙類 | | Polysaccharide | 多糖類 | | Protein | 蛋白質 | | Triterpenoids | 三萜類化合物 | | Total glucoside | 總甙類 | | Resin | 樹脂 | | Fat | 油脂 | | Fresh leaves contain: | 鮮葉含： | | Betuldafolienetriol 0.25％ | 樺葉烯三醇 0.25％ | | Betulafolienetetraol | 樺葉烯四醇 | | Betulatetrol | 樺木烯四醇 | | Triterpenoid saponin about 3% | 三萜皂甙 約3％ | | Flavonoids 2% | 黃酮類 2％ | | Gallic acid | 沒食子酸 | | Coumarin | 香豆素 | | Carotene | 胡蘿卜素 | | Vitamin C | 維生素C | | Per 100 grams of dry immature fruit contains carotene 52.41 mg.; fresh fruit contains 19.55 mg | 每100克未成熟乾果實中含胡蘿卜素52.41毫克；鮮品含19.55毫克 | | Xylan | 木聚糖 |
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Daly Dosage: 每日用量﹕ | 9 to 15 g, make into powder mix with liquid. Take orally.. External use: appropriate amount. 3～5錢，研末調服。外用適量， |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | For treatment of dysentery: calcine hua shu pi into charcoal. Grind into fine powder. Take 3 g each time, twice a day. For treatment of hot and small amount of urine: use hua shu pi to make into strong decoction. Take orally. 治痢疾：樺樹皮煅炭，研成細末。每次一錢，日服二次。《林氏家抄方》【1】 治小便熱短：樺皮濃煮汁飲。《吉林中草藥》 |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Plants can cause systemic toxicity varying from mild abdominal cramping to serious cardiac complications.[3] 可引起全身毒性變化從輕度腹部痙攣至嚴重的心臟並發症。[3] |
[1] Editor note: the original formula mentions using sugar. Sugar can actually induce diarrhea. Sugar should not be use in case of diarrhea.
