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Crude drug name

Market name馬銭子
Formal nameホミカ
Japanese nameまちんし, Machinshi; ほみか, Homika
Vernacular nameMaqianzi
Latin nameStrychni Semen (JP), (CP)
English nameNux Vomica (JP), (CP)
Other names番木鼈
Original plant nameStrychnos nux-vomica Linn., Machin (Sutorikinīnenoki)
Family nameLoganiaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationHong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd.
Collection date1976/11/00
TMPW No.1981

Scientific information data base

Common nameホミカ(馬銭子), Maqianzi, Strychni Semen (JP18, CP2020), Nux Vomica (JP18, CP2020)
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Original plant nameStrychnos nux-vomica Linn.
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Family nameLoganiaceae
Used partmature seed
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an amaroid stomachic and painkiller, maqianzi is applied, in forms of extract or tincture, for indigestion and atony of gastrointestinal.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
External drugs
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; bitter; highly toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and spleen meridians.
[Actions] To unblock the collaterals to relieve pain, dissipate bmds and disperse swelling.
[Indications] Injuries from falls and fights, swelling and pain caused by fracture, wind-dampness stubborn impediment, numbness, paralysis, abscesses and cellulitis, sore and toxin, swelling and sore of throat.
Chemical constituentLipids
(*C1):
脂肪油/fat oil

Monoterpenoids
(*C1):
Loganin

Tannins
(*C1):
Caffeetannin

Indole alkaloids
(*C1):
Strychnine, Brucine, Vomicine, alpha-Colubrine, beta-Colubrine, Pseudostrychnine, Pseudobrucine, Struxine

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Pharmacological effectCentral excitation (strychnine).
DNA sequenceL14410
DiseaseSwelling and pain of joint, Cramp, Numbness, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Swelling and pain of the throat, Pyogenic dermatosis
FormulationNux Vomica Extract, Nux Vomica Extract Powder, Nux Vomica Tincture, Compound Nux Vomica Extract and Diastase
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 331-333.
RemarksMaqianzi is the raw material for strychnine nitrate (central nervous system stimulant).
Last renewal date2021/09/27