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Market nameソボク
Formal name蘇木
Japanese nameそぼく, Soboku
Vernacular nameSumu
Latin nameSappan Lignum (JP), (CP)
English nameSappan Wood (JP), (CP)
Original plant nameCaesalpinia sappan L.
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification heart wood
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2007/5/15
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.25475

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Scientific information data base

Common name蘇木, Sumu, Sappan Lignum (JP18), (CP2020), Sappan Wood (JP18), (CP2020)
Synonyms蘇方木
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Original plant nameCaesalpinia sappan Linn., (Suō)
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Family nameLeguminosae
Used partheart wood
Quality for selectionGood Sumu has white outer surface. The heart wood is deep red preferably. (NI)
Official compendiumJHMC (1989), JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a painkiller, antiinflammatory, for removing blood stasis and stimulating menstrual discharge, Sumu is applied for nausea and vomiting after delivery, amenorrhea, abdominal pain, paramenia, pain due to abscesses, and traumatic injuries. It is used mainly as a dye.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Drugs for invigorating blood circulation
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet and salty.
[Meridian Tropism] Heart, liver and spleen meridians.
[Actions] To activate blood to eliminate stasis, disperse swelling and relieve pain.
[Indications] lnjuries from falls and tights, fracture and sinew injury, stasis and stagnation, swelling and pain, amenorrhea and dysmenorrhea, postpartum stasis and obstructlon, stabbing pain in the chest and the abdomen, swelling and painful abscesses and cellulitis.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
(*C1):
d-alpha-Phellandrene

Neoflavanoids & Homoisoflavonoids
(*C1):
Brasilin, Brasilein

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Pharmacological effectVomiting, cathartic, hypnogenesis (anesthesia in high dose), central inhibition, antibacterial (Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, paratyphoid bacillus, diarrhea due to bacillus, Staphylococcus aureus, etc.).
DNA sequenceU74190
Classical reference
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DiseaseMenorrhalgia, Amenorrhea, Hyperemesis after childbirth, Swelling and pain due to contusion, Urticaria, Itching, Paralysis, Tetanus
FormulationOrenshodokuin, Katsuketsusan'oto, Tsudosan, Tokishusan
Related drugs"Patanga" (Ayurveda), "Brasil Wood" Fernambuci Lignum
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 184-186.
RemarksSumu was used as a deep red dye in ancient times. Fernambuci Lignum, or Brasil Wood is the heart wood of Caesalpinia echinata Lamarck which grows in South America. It contains yellow dye brasilin, as well as Sumu, which turns to brasilein red after being oxidized.
Last renewal date2024/02/02
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