Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Herba Neriumi indicumi |
Biological name: 拉丁文學名﹕ | Nerium oleander L., Nerium indicum Mill., Nerium odoratum Lam., Nerium odorum Sol., Nerium verecundum Salisb.
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Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kiyouchikutou |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | hyeopjukto |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | gaap3 zuk1 tou4 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | hong hua jia zhu tao 紅花夾 竹桃，liu ye tao 柳葉桃. |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | oleander, te orian, selonsroos, Ceylon rose, dog bane, double oleander, laurier rose, rose bay, rose laurel, rose of Ceylon, south sea rose, sweet scented oleander, adelfa, alhelí. |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Originally from Iran. Cultivated in most parts of China. 中國各省區均有栽培。原產伊朗。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | bitter, cold, toxic. 苦，寒，有毒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, lung, kidney. 心，肺，腎。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | Its saponins may be a good potential for use as cardiac stimulant. S.A.A. Jassim and M.A. Naji: exhibited considerable antiviral activities against influenza virus (RNA) and HSV (DNA) (Rajbhandari et al. 2001). 其皂素有强心作用，很可能有潜在發展為强心剤。 有抗病毒作用：抗流行性感冒病毒與抗單純性疱疹病毒。 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Being used in cardiac exhaustion, asthmatic cough, epilepsy, swelling and pain from impact injuries, amenorrhea; but overdose can cause serious arrhythmia, hypotension, and coma. In Ayurvedic medicine, the roots are being used as aphrodisiac, tonic and for chronic pain in abdomen and in joints. The flowers are also being used as aphrodisiac and for lumbago, inflammations, headache and scabies. (Do not use if you are not trained in this herb) 強心利尿，祛痰定喘，鎮痛，散瘀止痛作用。。用於 治療心臟衰竭，喘息咳嗽，癲癇，跌打損傷腫痛，經閉。但使用過量會導致嚴重之心律不整，血壓下降，昏迷。 在古印度醫學﹐根用 作催情補劑﹐與用來治療關節與腹部慢性痛症。花亦用作催情補劑﹐並用來治療腰部神經痛﹐慢性發炎﹐頭痛﹐與疥瘡。(如非有經驗﹐不可隨意應用此藥。) |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | 洋地黄毒貳元 | digitoxigenin | 夾竹桃貳元 | oleandrigenin | 烏沙貳元 | uzarigenin | 歐夾竹桃貳元 | adynerigenin | 奈利貳元 | nerlagenin | 歐夾竹桃貳丙 | adynerigenin C | 孕菌烯醇酮貳 | pregnenolone gincoside | 孕甾烷 | pregnane | 歐夾二烯酮A | neridienone A | 龍胆二糖 | gentiobiose | 夾竹桃貳A | oleandrigenin A | 糖醇白堅皮醇 | L-(＋)-bornesitol | 橡膠肌醇 | damhonitol | 雞蛋花素 | Plumericin | 黄酮 | flavonoids | 三帖類 化合物 | triterpenoids | 甾醇 | sterol |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | In decoction for oral consumption: 0.3 to 0.9 g. In powder form: 0.15 g to 0.3 g. 煎湯，内服：0.3~0.9 克。作粉剤：0.15 克～0.3克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
| Toxic Portions: 有毒部份﹕ | Whole plant is toxic even the smoke from burning the plant. 全株有毒。燃燒枝葉之煙霧也有劇毒。 |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | It is a very toxic herb. Not to use during pregnancy. Large dosages and/or long term usage can be toxic to kidneys. Overdose can also cause serious arrhythmia, hypotension, and coma. 孕婦忌服。大劑量或長期服用對 腎臟有毒。使用過量會導致嚴重之心律不整，血壓下降，昏迷。 |
| Symptoms and Treatment: | See this site for symptoms of toxicity and treatment information. |