Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 湘蓮子 |
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| Formal name | 蓮肉 | |
| Japanese name | れんにく, Ren'niku | |
| Vernacular name | Xianglianzi | |
| Latin name | Nelumbinis Semen (JP) | |
| English name | Nelumbo Seed (JP) | |
| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn., (Hasu) | |
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | Hong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1974/12/25 | |
| TMPW No. | 2047 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 蓮肉, Lianrou, Nelumbis Semen (JP18, CP2020), Nelumbo Seed (JP18), Lotus Seed (CP2020) | |||||
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| Synonyms | 蓮子 (Lianzi) | |||||
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| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner, (Hasu) | |||||
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| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |||||
| Used part | seed | |||||
| Official compendium | JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.), | |||||
| Clinical application | As a tranquilizer and tonic, lianrou is applied for diarrhea, seminal emission, palpitation and insomnia. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Astringents and haemostatics | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet, astringent. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen, kidney and heart meridians. [Actions] To tonify spleen to check diarrhea, check vaginal discharge, tonify kidney to astringe essence, nourish the heart to tranquilize the mind. [Indications] Diarrhea caused by spleen deficiency, vaginal discharge, seminal emission, palpitation and insomnia. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Oligosaccharides (*C1): 種子 / seed: Raffinose Polysaccharides (*C1): 種子 / seed: 澱粉 / starch Alkaloids (*C1): 芯，幼芽/plumula: Methylcorypalline, Lotusine chloride, Demethylcoclaurine, Isoliensinine, Liensinine, Neferine, N-Nornuciferine, O-Nornuciferine, (+)-Pronuciferine 花床/receptacle: d-(-)-N-Norarmepavine, Liriodenine, N-Nornuciferine, Nuciferine Others (*C1): 種子の組成/composition of the seed：蛋白質/protein 16.6%, 脂肪/fat 2.0%, 炭水化物/carbohydrate 62.0%, Ca 0.089%, P 0.285%, Fe 0.0064% | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Relaxation of the smooth muscles (alcohol extract), antitumor. | |||||
| DNA sequence | M77033, M82396, M82397, M82398, M82399, M82400, M82401, M82402 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Diarrhea, Insomnia, Palpitation, Spermatorrhea, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Leukorrhea | |||||
| Formulation | Keihito, Jinryobyakujutsusan, Seishinrenshiin | |||||
| Related drugs | Nelumbinis Fructus (matured)，Nelumbinis Plumula，Nelumbinis Receptaculum，Nelumbinis Stamen，Nelumbinis Folium，Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Nodus | |||||
| References | JP18: 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 216-217. | |||||
| Remarks | Nelumbinis Fructus (Jap. name: Sekirenshi) is the mature fruit of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner (Jap. name: Hasu). It is applied to treat the complete loss of appetite due to diarrhea, vomiting, etc. Generally, the seed is used after removing the hard pericarp and the core. It is called Lianrou (Jap. name: Ren'niku). | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | |||||
