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Crude drug name

Market nameサンソウニン
Formal name酸棗仁
Japanese nameさんそうにん, Sansōnin
Vernacular nameSuanzaoren
Latin nameZiziphi Semen (JP), Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (CP)
English nameJujube Seed (JP), Spine Date Seed (CP)
Original plant nameZiziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa Hu ex H.F. Chou, (Sanebutonatsume)
Family nameRhamnaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2007/5/15
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.25447

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Common name酸棗仁, Suanzaoren, Ziziphi Semen (JP18), Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (CP2020), Jujube Seed (JP18), Spine Date Seed (CP2020)
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Original plant nameZiziphus jujuba Miller var. spinosa Hu ex H. F. Chou, (Sanebutonatsume)
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Family nameRhamnaceae
Used partseed
Quality for selectionGood Suanzaoren is flattish and round. The kernel is large and red. (NI)
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a nerve tonic, tranquilizer and hypnotic, Suanzaoren is applied for psychogenic insomnia, neurosis, forgetfulness, thirst and hyperhidrosis of person with weak constitution.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Sedatives and tranquilizer
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet and sour.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver, gallbladder and heart meridians.
[Actions] To nourish the heart and tonify liver, calm the heart to tranquilize the mind, check sweating, engender fluid.
[Indications] Deficiency vexation and insomnia, fright palpitations and dream-distrubed sleep, weak constitution and profuse sweating, thirst caused by fluid consumption.
Chemical constituentFatty acids related compounds
(*C1):
脂肪油/fat oil

Triterpenoids
(*C1):
Betulinic acid, Betulin, Ebelinlactone

Steroid saponins & Sapogenins
(*C1):
Jujuboside A, Jujuboside B

Peptide
(*C1):
蛋白質/protein

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Pharmacological effectSedation, analgesia, increase in the blood pressure (fatty oil fraction, water soluble fraction), sedation (methanol soluble, water soluble fraction).
DNA sequenceAF279272, AF048974, AF049848, U60313
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseFret, Heat, Insomnia, Palpitation, Amnesia, Dream-disturbed sleep, Fatigable, Lack of energy, Hyperhidrosis, Spontaneous sweating, Night sweats
FormulationKamiuntanto, Kamikihito, Kihito, Sansoninto, Shoshinto, Bukuryhoshinto
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. I, p 316-317.
Last renewal date2021/09/27