| xi xin 細辛 by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu Pharmaceutical name: 英文药名: | Herba cum Radice Asari | Biological name: 拉丁學名: |
Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag
(北细辛) Asarum sieboldi Mig
var. seoulense Nakai (漢城细辛)
Asarum sieboldi Mig
(華细辛)
The previous 2 varieties are usually
called bei xi xin, meaning northern xi xin. (前兩種習稱北細辛。) |
Japanese Pron:
日語發音: |
saishin |
Korean Pron:
韓語發音: |
sesin | Pron. in Cantonese 粤語發音: | sai3 san1 | Other Names: 別名: | xi shen 细参,yan dai wo hua 烟袋锅花,wan bing cao 万病草。 | Common Name: 英文普通名: | Chinese wild ginger, asarum, Manchurian wildginger | Distribution: 分佈: | throughout northeastern China, and Shaanxi, Henan, Shandong, Zhejiang, Fujian 中國之東北與陕西,河南,山東,浙江,福建等省。 | Properties (characteristics)性味﹕ | acrid, warm, toxic to kidney 辛,溫, 對腎臟有毒。 | Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, kidney, lung, liver 心
,腎,肺,肝 | Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | promotes sweating and disperse cold, warms lungs rid of phlegm. For deafness, ingrown eye lashes; to clear sinus. Use externally for boils in mouth and tongue. 有發表散寒
,袪風止痛,溫肺化飲,耳 聾,治倒 睫,宣通鼻竅的功能。外用治口舌生瘡。 | Medical Function: 藥理作用﹕ | Medical Function: anti allergy anti histamine,
inhibits immune system antipyretic and pain relieving sedative
and local anaesthetic anti bacteria
藥理作用﹕ 抗 過 敏 作 用
抗 組 織 胺 作 用
抗過敏作用
解 熱 鎮 痛 作 用 鎮静與局部麻醉作 用 抗菌作
用
| Chemical ingredients: | 1.
bei xi xing contain evaporating oil about 3%, its main
ingredients of the oil: methyl eugenol
甲基丁香油酚, a-pinene
a-蒎烯, camphene
樟腦萜, β--pinene
β-蒎烯, myrcene 月桂烯, sabinene
香松烯, limonene 寧檬烯, 1, 8-cineole, p-cymene
對傘花烯, g-terpinene
g-松油烯, terpinolene, borneol
龍腦, estragole 爱草腦, 3, 5-dimethoxytoluene
3,5二甲氧基苯, safrole 黄樟醚, methyl eugenol
甲基丁香酚, asarone 细辛醚, myristicin
肉豆蔻醚, elemicin 欖香脂素, eucarvone
優葛縷酮 , 2-isopropyl-5-methylanisole 2-異丙基-5-甲基茴香醚。【1】【2】
From the bei xi xing of Japan, the underground portion
contains evaporating oil: (+-)-car-3-ene-2, 5-dione
(+-)-篙-3-烯-2,5酮, 3, 4, 5-trimethoxytoluene
3,4,5-三甲基甲苯, 2, 3, 5 -trimethyoxytoluene
2,3,5- 三甲基甲苯[3]. kakual, saishinone. 2. terpinen-4-ol, alpha-terpineol, naphthalene, n-pentadecane, croweacin[1,2], asarylketone, l-ararinin. 3. bornyl acetate, trimethoxyallylbenzene, I. II, III[5]. Other: potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium, iron, manganese, copper and zinc. | Dosage: 用量: | 0.4 to 3.75 g. Classical texts mentioned usage not to go over one qian (3.75 grams--old measurement). 0.4 ~ 3.75 克 | Samples of formulae: 處方舉例: | for agina: xi xin, gui zhi, jiu bai, dang gui, dan shen for pain in lower back, knees and abdomen: xi xin, du huo, sang ji sheng, chuan duan, wu yao, dang gui for cough due to cold entering lungs: use xiao qing lung tang: xi xin, gan jiang, wu wei zi, ban xia, ma huang, xing ren for syndrome of breasts being hard, swollen, painful; menses not flowing: xi xin, dang gui, chi shao, chuan qiong (chuan xiong), hong hua, bai zhi, gua lo for pain, itchy, running eyes: xi xin, cao jue min, shi jue ming, yang gan (goat liver), mu zei cao, xia ku cao
治胸痺心痛: 細辛
,桂枝,薤白,當歸,丹參 治腰,膝
,腹部疼痛: 細辛,獨活,桑寄生,川斷,烏藥,當歸 小青龍湯, 治寒飲犯肺的咳喘: 細辛
,乾薑,五味子,半夏,麻黃,杏仁
治婦人乳結疼脹,經血不行﹕ 細辛, 々當歸,赤芍,川芎,紅花,白芷,瓜蔞 治目痛,目癢,流淚﹕ 細辛
,草決明,石決明,羊肝,木賊草,夏枯草
| Modern Research: | to be loaded |
Note: |
do not boil too long because of the evaporating oil.
因含揮發油, 不應久煎。 | Cautions: 禁忌: | not to use in cases of cold sweat due to qi deficient; headache due to yin deficient and yang over active, cough due to yin deficient and heat in lungs. Not to use with shan zhu yu, huang qi, hua shi, or li lu. Do not use over one 3.75 g each time Not to use in cases of: sweating due to qixu (qi deficient) ; yinxu (yin deficient) with heat and headache, or with cough. It belongs to the
Aristolochia family. This herb is toxic for the kidneys. It may not be legal to use in some western countries. 本 品 為 馬 兜 鈴 科 植 物 東 北 細 辛 (
Asarum heterotropoides Fr. Schmidt
var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag ) 及 同 屬 近 緣 植 物 之 乾 燥 根 及 根 莖 。對腎臟有毒。 氣虛多汗, 陰虛陽亢頭痛, 陰虛肺熱咳嗽忌服。不宜與山茱萸﹐黃
耆 ﹐滑石 或藜
蘆同用。每服不可過 3.75克 (舊制一錢)。 |
【1】徐植靈等,中药通報1984,9
(1) 27
【2】田珍等,药学通報 1981, 16, (2)53 Sponsors' Ads by Google 以下為谷歌所提供贊助者之廣告 |