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Market name荊芥
Formal name荊芥
Japanese nameけいがい, Keigai
Vernacular nameJingjie
Latin nameSchizonepetae Spica (JP), Schizonepetae Herba (CP)
English nameSchizonepeta Spike (JP), Fineleaf Schizonepeta Herb (CP)
Original plant nameSchizonepeta tenuifolia Briq., Keigai (Keigaiaritasō)
Family nameLabiatae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification aerial part
TMPW No.2260

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Common name荊芥, Jingjie, Schizonepetae Herba (JP18), Schizonepetae Spica (CP2020), Schizonepeta Spike (JP18), Fineleef Schizonepeta Spike (CP2020)
Synonyms荊芥穂 (Jingjiesui)
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Original plant nameSchizonepeta tenuifolia Briquet, (Keigai)
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Family nameLabiatae
Used partaerial part or spike
Quality for selectionGood Jingjie is fresh and has a strong aroma. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a diaphoretic, antifebrile, carminative, antispasmodic and hemostatic, Jingjie is applied for early stage of cold, headache, sore throat, wound, skin disease, disorder of after childbirth, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematochezia and metrorrhagia and metrostaxis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Diaphoretics with warm property
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and liver meridians.
[Actions] To release the exterior and disperse wind, promote eruption, relieve sore.
[Indications] Common cold, headache, measles, rubella, early onset of sore and ulcer.
Chemical constituentOther aliphatic and related compounds
(*C1):
3-Octanone, 3-Octanol, 1-Octen-3-ol

Monoterpenoids
精油約/essential oil about 1.8% (*C1):
d-Menthone, l-Menthone, d-Limonene, l-Pulegone, l-Isomenthone, Isopulegone, alpha-Pinene, beta-Pinene, Camphene, Piperitone, Piperitenone, Schizo-nepetoside A, Schizo-nepetoside B, Schizo-nepetoside C, Schizo-nepetoside D, Schizo-nepetoside E

Sesquiterpenoids
(*C1):
Caryophyllene, beta-Elemene, beta-Humulene

Flavones & Flavonols
(*C1):
Diosmetin, Hesperetin, Luteolin

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectSlight antipyretic, antipruritus, antibacterial (tubercle bacillus).
DNA sequenceTraditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
DiseaseCommon cold, Chill, Fever, Headache, Sore throat, Measles, Rubella, Itching, Pyogenic dermatosis, Hematemesis, Nasal hemorrhage, Hematochezia
FormulationKufugedokusan, Keigairengyoto, Jumihaidokuto, Shofusan, Seijobofuto, Senkyuchachosan, Jizusoippo, Tokiinshi, Bofutsushosan, Keigairengyoto, Senkanmeimokuto, Katsuketsugedokuto, Gyokusuito, Kufugedokusan, Shaito, Seiinrikakuto
Related drugsThe flower of Ocimum basilicum L.
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. II, pp 52-53.
RemarksSchizonepete multifida Briq. or Elsholtia ciliata (Thunb.) Hylander (Jap. name: Naginatakōju) are thinly marketed as Jingjie in Northwest China. Salvia plebeia R.Br. and Origanum vulgare L. (Oregano, or Hanahakka in Jap. name) are called Jingjie in Guangdong Prov. Moreover, Ocimum basilicum L. (Basil) in Hubei Prov. and Nepeta cataria L. (Jap. name: Inuhakka) in Yunnan and Shanxi Prov. are called Jingjie. Various species of plants are used as a herbal drug called Tujingjie.
In ancient times, Raroku (Jap. name) was used as a species of Jingjie, or Jiasu. These days, Raroku, which is the whole plant of Ocimum basilicum L., is harvested during the flowering period. It is used to improve blood circulation after childbirth and to treat gastric cramp, renal disease, etc.
Last renewal date2023/02/17
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