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qiu jiang 球薑  (in English and Chinese 中英文)

by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Rhizoma Zingiber zerumbet

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Smith

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

kurenai-kyū Hajikami (紅球薑)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

honggang (紅薑)

Pron. in Cantonese

粵音﹕

kau4 goeng1

Other Names:

別名﹕

hong jiang 紅薑,hong qiu jiang 紅球薑。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

pine cone ginger, shampoo ginger, awapuhi (Hawaian)

Distribution:

產地﹕

Guangxi, Guangdong and Yunnan provinces of China, India, throughout Southeast Asia and Polynesia.

我國廣 西,廣東和雲南地區,印度,東南亞,與太平洋群島。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, warm.

辛,溫 。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

liver, spleen, stomach.

肝 ,脾 ,胃。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

anti-inflammation

anti-cancer effect:[3] Zerumbone enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis through the induction of death receptors in human colon cancer cells[4]

inhibits the growth of a human leukemia cell line, HL-60 cells [3]

cytotoxic compounds: 3″,4″-O-diacetylafzelin,  zerumbone, zerumbone epoxide, diferuloylmethane, feruloyl-p-coumaroylmethane, di-p-coumaroylmethane

抗發炎

防癌抗癌作用:[3]通過誘導人結腸癌細胞受體死亡,結果發現zerumbone增強TRAIL(腫瘤壞死因子相關的凋亡誘導配體) 誘導的凋亡[4]
抑制生長的人白血病細胞株HL-60細胞[3]

有對细 胞有毒的化學成份

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Being used in indigestion, flatulence, stomachache, painful menses, loose bowel movements due to pixu (spleen deficient).

External application: for sprain, use qiu jiang and ripen noni fruit. Smash and make into paste and apply to affected area. For toothache and cavaties, smash and apply externally.

活血祛 瘀,行氣止痛,溫中止瀉,消積導滯。用治肝氣郁滯引起的各種瘀血症。 治氣滯胃痛,腹痛,痛經等;治脾 虛引起的腹泄,消化不良等;治食滯胃脘。

外用: 治扭傷。用球薑加成熟的檄樹果,捣成漿。敷於患處。蛀牙牙痛,捣敷於患處。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

3″,4″-O-diacetylafzelin,  zerumbone, zerumbone epoxide, diferuloylmethane, feruloyl-p-coumaroylmethane, di-p-coumaroylmethane  [3]

Essential oil: zerumbone (37%), a-humulene (14.4%) and camphene (13.8%). The oils from leaves and flowers differed appreciably from that from rhizomes by the presence of large amounts of (E)-nerolidol (21.4% and 34.9%), b-caryophyllene (6.9% and 10.2%), and linalool (7.7% and 17.1%), respectively. The leaf oils differed from the others by their high levels of a- and S-pinenes (10.3% and 31.4%, respectively). [2]

Dosage:

用 量﹕

In decoction for taking orally: 9 to 15 g.

內服: 煎湯,9~15克。

Samples of formulae:

處方 舉例﹕

 

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

See cytotoxic compounds

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

large amount can be toxic. Seecytotoxic compounds that may cause  apoptosis.

大剤量 可能有毒。其中有毒的化學成份能致细胞凋亡。

 

[1] Phytochemistry Volume 19, Issue 12, 1980, Pages 2643–2650

[2] Journal of Essential Oil Research: JEORMay/Jun 2003  by Chane-Ming, JimmyVera, RobertChalchat, Jean-Claude

[3] 2005 Mar;71(3):219-24.

[4] 2009 Aug 15;69(16):6581-9. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-09-1161. Epub 2009 Aug 4.

 

 

Ref: Guangzhou Vegetation Annals.

 

參考:《廣州植物誌》

 

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