Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 蓽澄茄 |
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| Formal name | 蓽澄茄 | |
| Japanese name | ひっちょうか, Hitchōka | |
| Vernacular name | bichengqie | |
| Latin name | Cubebae Fructus | |
| Original plant name | Piper cubeba L., (Kubeba) | |
| Family name | Piperaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | immature fruit |
| Collection information | Hong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1974/12/25 | |
| TMPW No. | 2127 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 蓽澄茄, Bichengqie, Litseae Fructus (CP2020), Cubebae Fructus, Mountain Spicy Fruit (CP2020), Cubebs, Tailed Pepper, Java Pepper | |||
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| Synonyms | Kankolam (Ayurveda), Kabab-chini (Unani) | |||
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| Original plant name | Piper cubeba L. f., (Kubeba) | |||
| Family name | Piperaceae | |||
| Used part | immature fruit | |||
| Quality for selection | Bichengqie has rough reticulated wrinkles externally. In terms of the internal conformation, there are stone cells in the mesocarp and no palisade parenchyma. The real Bichengqie, which contains cubebin, is turned red by concentrated sulfuric acid. (B1) | |||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.): mature fruits of Litsea cubeba | |||
| Clinical application | As an aromatic stomachic, diuretic, expectorant and urethral microbicide, bichengqie is applied for abdominal pain, vomiting and gonorrhea. | |||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Drugs for dispelling internal cold | ||
| Beneficial effect | Litsea cubeba: [Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach, kidney and bladder meridians. [Actions] To warm the middle energizer, dissipate cold, move qi, and, relieve pain. [Indications] Vomiting and hiccup caused by stomach cold, cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, abdominal pain caused by cold abdominal colic, cold-dampness depression and stagnation, and turbid urine. | |||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids related compounds P. cubeba (*C1): 脂肪油/ fat oil (1.5%) L. cubeba (*C1): 脂肪油/ fat oil (40%) Monoterpenoids P. cubeba (*C1): 精油 / essential oil (10～18%) d-Sabinene, 1,4-Cineole, Sabinol, alpha-Cubebene, beta-Cubebene, Cubenol, Epicubenol Lignans & Neolignans P. cubeba (*C1): Cubebin (2.5%), Cubebinolide, Cubebic acid (1.7%) Others L. cubeba (*C1): 精油/ essential oil (5%) | |||
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| Pharmacological effect | For schistosomiasis japonica (preparation) and amebic dysentery (single ingredient). | |||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||
| Disease | Urinary tract infection, Gonorrhea, Abdomen enlarged feeling, Edema, Chronic bronchitis | |||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||
| Related drugs | Piperis Fructus | |||
| References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 292-293. | |||
| Remarks | In Ayurveda, Traditional Indian Medicine, the essential oil which is derived from the fruit of Piper cubeba is applied for urologic diseases such as cystitis, gonorrhea and urethritis. The Chinese Bichengqie is produced mainly in Guangxi, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Sichuan Province. It is the mature fruit of Litsea cubeba Person of family Lauraceae (Jap. name: Taiwankuromoji). In addition, the fruits of Shimakuromoji (Litsea citrata Blume, Litsea monopetala Pres., Litsea rotundifolia Hemsl. var. oblongifolia (Nees) Alkn.) resemble it closely. They are different drugs with the same name "Bichengqie" produced in India. | |||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/28 | |||
