Crude drug sample data base
※Click on the image to enlarge it.
Crude drug name | Market name | 蓮須 |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | 蓮鬚 | |
| Japanese name | れんしゅ, Renshu | |
| Vernacular name | Lianxu | |
| Latin name | Nelumbinis Stamen (CP) | |
| English name | Lotus Stamen (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner, (Hasu) | |
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | stamen |
| Collection information | Hong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1974/12/25 | |
| TMPW No. | 2306 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 蓮鬚, Lianxu, Nelumbinis Stamen (CP2020), Lotus Stamen (CP2020) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | 蓮須 | |||||
| crude drug image |
| |||||
| Original plant name | Nelumbo nucifera Gaertner, (Hasu) | |||||
| original plant image |
| |||||
| Family name | Nymphaeaceae | |||||
| Used part | stamen | |||||
| Quality for selection | The good one is produced in Zhejiang and Jiangsu. It is called Dulianxu (杜蓮須). | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | As an astringent, hemostatic and tonic, it is applied in the treatment of spermatorrhea, hematemesis, anal fistula and neurasthenia. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Astringents and haemostatics | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet and astringent . [Meridian Tropism] Heart and kidney meridians. [Actions] To secure the kidney and astringe essence. [Indications] Seminal emission and spermatorrhea, vaginal discharge, frequent urination. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Others (*C1): アルカロイド，フラボンを含むとされているが詳細は不明/ Alkaloids and flavones are said to be contained, but the details are not clear. | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. | |||||
| 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 | Spermatorrhea, Hematemesis, Anal fistula, Neurasthenia, Leukorrhea, Frequent urination | |||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | |||||
| Related drugs | Nelumbis Semen, Nelumbinis Fructus (matured), Nelumbinis Plumula, Nelumbinis Receptaculum, Nelumbinis Folium, Nelumbinis Rhizomatis Nodus | |||||
| References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. Ⅱ, p 132. | |||||
| Remarks | The medicinal benefit of Lianxu (蓮鬚) is similar to Lianrou (蓮肉). It is blended into the formulations for invigoration. According to "Sunzijixiao" (孫子集効方), Lianxu, together with Heiqianzi (黒牽子) and Danggui (当帰), is used to treat anal fistula. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/28 | |||||
