Crude drug sample data base
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 大腹皮, Dafupi, Arecae Pericarpium (Non-JPS2022, CP2020), Areca Pericarp (Non-JPS2022), Areca Peel (CP2020) | |||||
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Original plant name | Areca catechu Linn.1 or Areca dicksonii Roxburgh2, (Binrō1, Daifukubinrō2) | |||||
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Family name | Arecaceae | |||||
Used part | pericarp | |||||
Official compendium | Non-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
Clinical application | Remedy for diuretic, stomachic and antidiarrheal. | |||||
Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Diuretics removing dampness | ||||
Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Mild warm; pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach, large intestine and small intestine meridians. [Actions] To move qi and soothe the middle, and move water to alleviated edema. [Indications] Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation, distention and oppression in the epigastrium and abdomen, ungratifying defecation, dedema with distention and fullness, beriberi, edema of foot, inhibited urination. | |||||
DNA sequence | AY012383, AJ404819 | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Full stomach, Edema, Oliguria, Beriberi edema, Diarrhea | |||||
Formulation | Kakkoshokisan, Bunshoto, Kyososan, Dosuibukuryoto, Bunshinkiin, Kagen'ireito, Shisowakiin, Jippito | |||||
Related drugs | Areca Seed | |||||
References | Non-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. | |||||
Remarks | It is the fibrous sarcocarp which covers Areca Seed, the seed of Areca catechu L. or A. dicksonii Roxb. The pericarp of genus Areca which does not originate in A. catechu or A. dicksonii may be circulated on the market. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2022/07/20 | |||||