Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | radix arnebiae |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Arnebia euchroma (Royle) Johnst.(新 疆紫草,) Lithospermum erythrorhizon Sieb. et Zucc., (紫草) Arnebia guttata Bunge. (內蒙紫草) |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | zi2 cou2 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | miao 藐﹐cí cao 茈草，zi dan 紫丹﹐zi fu 紫芙，di xue 地 血，zi cao rong 紫草茸，ya xian cao 鴉銜草，zi cao gen 紫草根，shan zi cao 山紫草，hong shi gen 紅石根，zi gen cao 紫根草。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | gromwell root |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | sweet, salty, cold. 甘﹐鹹﹐寒。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | heart, liver. 心﹐肝經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | - anti-inflammation effect
- antipyretic, pain relieving, sedative
- antibiotic
- anti-tumor
- anti-pregnancy
- cardio-vascular effect
- effect on smooth muscles
1﹐抗炎作用
2﹐解熱﹐鎮痛﹐鎮靜作用。
3﹐抗病原微生物作用
4﹐抗腫瘤作用。
5﹐抗生育作用。
6﹐對心血管系統作用
7﹐對平滑肌作用 |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | being used in preventing measles, jaundice, purpura, vomiting blood, nose bleeding, bleeding in the urinary tact, diarrhea with blood, boils, erysipelas, eczema, burns, constipation due to heat syndrome. 用於預防麻疹﹐熱病斑疹﹐黄疸﹐紫癜﹐吐衄尿血﹐血淋﹐血痢﹐痈腫瘡毒﹐丹毒﹐濕疹﹐燒傷﹐熱結便秘。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | 乙酰紫草素困 (acetylshikonin), 紫草烷(alkannan), , 當歸酸紫草素 (alkannin angelate), 去氧紫草素（deoxyshikonin） 乙酰氧基異戊酰阿卡 寧 β-acetoxyisovalerylalkannin, β-羥基異戊酰阿卡寧 β-hydroxyisovalerylalkannin. (α-methyl-n-butyrylshikonin, Lithospermidin A﹐Lithospermidin B. 紫草寧（shikonin）
β-羟基異戊酰紫草素 beta, beta- dimethylacryloylshikonin, (β-Hydroxyosovalerylshkonin)
2，3－二甲基丙烯酰紫草素 ( Teracrylshikonin)
乙酰紫草素 (Acetyshikonin)
β,β′-二甲基丙烯酰紫草素 (β，β′-Dimethylacrylshikonin)
異丁酰紫草素 (Isobutyrylshikonin)
α-甲基－正丁酰紫草素 (α-Methyh-n-butyls-hikonin)
異戊酰紫草素 (Isobutvalerylshikonin)
去氢阿刊寧(Dehydroalkanon)
去氧紫草素 (Deoxyshikoonin)
紫草素及其衍生物含量:新疆紫草平均為 3.1%，紫草為1.05%， 新疆紫草大約為硬紫草的3倍
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | For taking orally: 4 to 10 g in decoction. External use: Use appropriate amount, made into ointment with vegetable oil or make into gel by boiling. 內服，煎湯：4～10克。 外用適量，熬膏或用植物油浸泡塗擦。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | |
