Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market nameシャゼンソウ
Formal name車前草
Japanese nameしゃぜんそう, Shazensō
Vernacular nameShazensō
Latin namePlantaginis Herba (JP, CP)
English namePlantaginis Herba (JP), (CP)
Original plant namePlantago asiatica L.1 or Plantago depressa Willd.2
Family namePlantaginaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification whole plant
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2007/5/15
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.25458

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Production area information
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name車前草, Chaqiancao, Plantaginis Herba (JP18, CP2020), Plantago Herb (JP18), Plantain Herb (CP2020)
Original plant namePlantago asiatica Linn., (Ōbako)
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Family namePlantaginaceae
Used partwhole plant in flower season
Quality for selectionGood chaqiancao is fresh and bluey. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationDiuretic, antibechic and stomachic.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Diuretics removing dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cold; sweet.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver, kidney, lung and small intestine meridians.
[Actions] To clear heat, disinhibit urine and relieve stranguria, dispel phlegm, cool the blood, and remove toxin.
[Indications] Heat strangury with slow pain, edema and small quantity of urination, diarrhea, caused by summerheat-dampness, phlegm-heat cough, hematemesis and epixtaxis, swelling abscess, sore and toxin.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
(*C1):
Aucubin

Triterpenoids
(*C2):
Ursolic acid

Sterols
(*C2):
beta-Sitosterol

Phenylpropanoids
(*C1):
Acteoside

Phenylpropanoids
(*C1):
Syringin

Flavones & Flavonols
(*C1):
Plantaginin, Hispidulin-7-glucoside (= Homoplantaginin)

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectthe water leaching of Plantago Herb inhibit the growth of cutaneous fungi. The other is not exactly known.
DNA sequenceL36454, AJ236046; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
DiseaseOliguria, Urodynia, Dysuria, Vomitting, Diarrhea, Red eye, Decreaced vision, Muscae valitantes, Corneal opacity, Cough, A lot of sputum, Nasal hemorrhage, Hematuria, Pyogenic dermatosis
Formulationnot used in formula
Related drugsPlantagis Semen
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, pp 228-229.
C2)Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, p225.
RemarksChaqiancao (車前草) is derived from the original plant P. depressa Willd. (Jap. Name: Mujinaōbako) and is occasionally found in markets, along with Cheqianzi (車前子). In addition, Commercial samples imported from China may also contain the whole plant of P. hostifolia Nakai et Kitag. (Jap. Name: Enagaōbako).
Last renewal date2024/01/18
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