Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name茵陳蒿
Formal name茵蔯蒿
Japanese nameいんちんこう, Inchinkō
Vernacular nameInchinkō
Latin nameArtemisiae Capillaris Flos (JP)
English nameArtemisia Capillaris Flower (JP)
Original plant nameArtemisia capillaris Thunb., (Kawarayomogi)
Family nameCompositae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification flower
Production area informationJapan, Nagano Pref.
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2008/9/27
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.25871

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138.18095570000003
Production area information
Japan,Nagano Pref.
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34.6937378
135.50216509999996
Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name茵蔯蒿, Yinchenhao, Artemisiae Capillaris Flos (JP18), Artemisiae Scopariae Herba (CP2020), Artemisia Capillaris Flower (JP18), Virgate Wormwood Herb (CP2020)
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Original plant nameArtemisia capillaris Thunberg1, Artemisia scoparia Waldst. et Kit., Artemisia frigida Willd., Artemisia sacrorum Ledeb., (Kawarayomogi1)
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Family nameCompositae
Used partseedling (CN), capitulum (JP)
Quality for selectionGood Mianyinchenhao (綿茵蔯蒿) has thin leaves like cotton yarns. Good Yinchenhao (茵蔯蒿) produced in Japan consists of spikes only. It has a characteristic odour and bitterness, which are the stronger the better. (TN)
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an antiinflammatory, cholagogue, antifebrile and diuretic, it is applied to treat jaundice, hepatitis and cholecystitis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Diuretics removing dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild cold; bitter and pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach, liver and gall bladder meridians.
[Actions] To clear and drain dampness-heat, disinhibit gallbladder and abate jaundice.
[Indications] Jaundice, a small amount of urine, dampness-warmth, summerheat-dampness, and itching caused by dampness sore.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
A. capillaris (*C1):
beta-Pinene

Chromones
A. capillaris (*C1):
Capillarisin

Coumarins
A. capillaris (*C1):
Scoparone(= Esculetin-6,7-dimethylether), Scopoletin（幼苗/seedling）

Isocoumarins
A. capillaris (*C1):
Capillarin

Other aromatic derivatives
A. capillaris, spikes (*C1):
Capillone, Norcapillene, Capilline, Capillene（すべて花穂）

Chemical structure


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Pharmacological effectIncrease in bile secretion (decoction，ethanol extract，esculetin，capillin，capillarisin）．
DNA sequenceAF045402, AF079953,; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
DiseaseJaundice, Oliguria, Full stomach, Fever, Restlessness, Chest pain, Pain of lateral sides of trunk, Feeling of bitter in the mouth, Muddy and watery stool, Edema, Chill, Lack of energy, Urticaria, Itching
FormulationInchinkoto, Inchingoreisan, Inchinsan, Inchinshigyakuto, Kanroin, Jiohanho, Tokinentsuto, Tokibyakujutsusan, Tokibyakujutsuto, Maogomito, Kaishun'inchinsan
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 38-41.
RemarksKorean Yinchenhao: Dried stem and leaf of Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura of family Compositae (Jap. Name: Iwayomogi)
Last renewal date2021/09/27
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