Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | GRANATI CORTEX |
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| Formal name | 石榴幹皮 | |
| Japanese name | せきりゅうかんぴ, Sekiryūkampi | |
| Vernacular name | Shiliuganpi | |
| Latin name | Granati Cortex | |
| English name | Pomegranate Bark | |
| Original plant name | Punica granatum L., (Zakuro) | |
| Family name | Punicaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | bark |
| TMPW No. | 2409 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 石榴幹皮，Granati Cortex, Pomegranate Bark | |||||
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| Synonyms | 石榴皮 | |||||
| Original plant name | Punica granatum Linn., (Zakuro) | |||||
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| Family name | Punicaceae | |||||
| Used part | bark | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used against tapeworms especially armed tapeworms as an anthelmintic. It is also the raw material for pelletierine tannate. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Anthelmintics | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Tannins (*C1): Ellagitannic acid, Gallic acid Alkaloids 0.3～0.5% (*C1): Pelletierine, Isopelletierine, Methylpelletierine, Methylisopelletierine, Pseudopelletierine | |||||
| Chemical structure | 
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| Pharmacological effect | Anthelmintic (decoction, total alkaloid, pelletierine: ameba, leukocyte, paramecium, leech, worm, tape worm), suppression of bacteria (water leaching: gram-negative bacteria, cutaneous mycosis). | |||||
| DNA sequence | U38311, L10223 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Intestinal parasite, Abdominal pain | |||||
| Formulation | not used in formula | |||||
| Related drugs | Granati Radicis Cortex, Granati Pericarpium | |||||
| References | C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. Ⅱ, pp 134-135. | |||||
| Remarks | The pericarp of Punica granatum L. (Jap. name: Zakuro) is used as an astringent and anti-diarrheal. The root bark or bark is processed to make vermifuge for pork tapeworm. When it is used as a vermifuge, it should be soaked in water 30 to 50g/day and taken by decoction (3 to 4 times in an hour). Excess use causes side effects such as vomiting, dizziness, nausea, and diarrhea. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2020/12/22 | |||||
