Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | トウガラシ |
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| Formal name | 蕃椒 | |
| Japanese name | ばんしょう, Banshō | |
| Vernacular name | Lajiao | |
| Latin name | Capsici Fructus (JP, CP) | |
| English name | Capsicum (JP), Hot Pepper (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Capsicum annuum Linn., (Tōgarashi) | |
| Family name | Solanaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | mature fruit |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 2007/5/15 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| TMPW No. | 25495 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 蕃椒 （トウガラシ）, Lajiao, Capsici Fructus (JP), (CP), Capsicum (JP), Hot Pepper (CP) | ||||
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| Original plant name | Capsicum annuum Linn., (Tōgarashi) | ||||
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| Family name | Solanaceae | ||||
| Used part | mature fruit | ||||
| Quality for selection | The exterior of good Lajiao is very lustrous. It is dark red or yellowish-red. (TN) | ||||
| Official compendium | JP XIX, CP (2025 ed.) | ||||
| Clinical application | It is used externally as a cutaneous irritant for neuralgia and myalgia. It is also used as a raw material for capsicum tincture (a stomachic) and capsicum salicylate spirit (a hair growth and hair tonic preparation), as well as a spice. | ||||
| Medical system | Folk medicine | ||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Beneficial effect | [Property & Flavor] Hot; pungent. [Meridians Tropism] Heart and spleen meridians. [Actions] To warm the middle energizer to dissipate cold, increase the appetite and promote digestion. [Indications] Cold stagnation with abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea and dysentery, frostbite. | |||
| Chemical constituent | Other aliphatic and related compounds (*C1): Capsianside A Monosaccharides (*C1): Vitamin C Carotenoids (*C1): beta-Carotene, Capsanthin, Lutein, Kryptocapsin Vitamin A derivatives (Retinoids) (*C1): Vitamin A Amino acids (*C1): Betaine Purine derivatives (*C1): Adenine Pteridine derivatives (*C1): Vitamin B2 Capsaicins (*C1): Capsaicin, Dihydrocapsaicin, Capsiamide Simple nitrogen containing compounds (*C1): Choline, Vitamin B1 | ||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Secretion of saliva and gastric acid (low dose: accerelation; high dose: suppression). | ||||
| DNA sequence | AF217950 | ||||
| Disease | Neuralgia, Muscle pain | ||||
| Formulation | Compound Methyl Salicylate Spirit, Capsicum Tincture, Capsicum and Salicylic Acid Spirit | ||||
| References | JP: The 19th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 197-199. | ||||
| Remarks | It is native to Central America and has many cultivated varieties. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/05/21 | ||||
