Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 玉竹 |
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| Formal name | 玉竹 | |
| Japanese name | ぎょくちく, Gyokuchiku | |
| Vernacular name | Yuzhu | |
| Latin name | Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (CP) | |
| English name | Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Polygonatum odoratum (Mill.) Druce | |
| Family name | Liliaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | rhizome |
| Production area information | People's Republic of China | |
| Collection information | Hong Kong | |
| Identifier | Yuping Liu | |
| TMPW No. | 1334 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 玉竹, Yuzhu, Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (CP2020), Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (CP2020) | |||||
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| Synonyms | 萎 | |||||
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| Original plant name | Polygonatum odoratum Druce, P. macropodium Turcz., P. prattii Baker (*B1), (Amadokoro, etc.) | |||||
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| Family name | Liliaceae | |||||
| Used part | rhizome | |||||
| Quality for selection | Good Yuzhu is long, soft and shiny yellowish-white. The parenchyma is thick. (NI) | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | As an antiphlogistic tonic, Yuzhu is applied for thirst of weak constitution, cough, fever and spontaneous sweating, excess sweating, polyuria and pollution. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Mild cold; sweet. [Meridian Tropism] Lung and stomach meridians. [Actions] To nourish yin and moisten dryness, engender fluid to quench thirst. [Indications] Lung-stomach yin damage, dryness-heat cough, dry throat, thirst, interior heat and wasting-thirst. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Polysaccharides P. odoratum Druce var. pluriflorum Ohwi, アマドコロ (*C1): Odoratan(D-Fructose:D-Mannose:D-Glucose:D-Galacturonic acid=6:3:1:1.5), Polygonatumfructans O-A, Polygonatumfructans O-B, Polygonatumfructans O-C, Polygonatumfructans O-D | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Cardiotonic, decrease in blood sugar. | |||||
| DNA sequence | AB017316, AB040207, AB029760 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Cough, Thirst, Polyuria, Fever, Weak constitution | |||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
| Related drugs | Huangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma) | |||||
| References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. B1)Shoyakugaku Zasshi,45,99(1991); 47,131(1993); 47,144(1993); 47,249(1993). C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 150-152. | |||||
| Remarks | The Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China defines Polygonatum odoratum as the original plant of Yuzhu. However, P. macropodium circulates in the Chinese market. In Hong Kong, P. sibiricum, the original plant of Huangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma), has been identified in the market. Though the benefit of Huangjing is similar to that of Yuzhu, the former has the advantage of invigorating qi and the latter has the advantage of invigorating yin. Clinically, they are used differently. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | |||||
