Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name慶皀角刺
Formal name皂角刺
Japanese nameそうかくし, Sōkakushi
Vernacular nameJokakja
Latin nameGleditsiae Spina (CP)
English nameChinise Honeylocust Spine (CP)
Original plant nameGleditsia sinensis Lam., Tōsaikachi
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification thorn
Collection informationRepublic of Korea, Taegu, Changshindang Chinese Drug Store
Collection date1973/09/00
TMPW No.2627

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative  
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Production area information
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Collection information
Republic of Korea,Taegu
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Scientific information data base

Common name皂角刺, Zaojiaoci, Gleditsiae Spina (CP2020), Chinise Honeylocust Spine (CP2020)
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Original plant nameGleditsia sinensis Lamarck, (Tōsaikachi)
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partspine
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an anti-inflammatory, expectorant, pus drainer, blood activator and insecticide, it is applied to boils like abscesses or boils, scrofula, retained placenta, and lactation failure.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Expectorants
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To disperse swelling, expel toxin, expel pus, and kill worms.
[Indications] Abscesses, cellulitis, initial stage or matured without diabrosis.
Topical application for scabies, tinea, and leprosy.
Chemical constituentTannins
(*C1):
タンニン(樹皮/ bark)

Alkaloids
(*C1):
Triacanthine(樹皮/ bark)

Pharmacological effectUnknown. Clinically, it has been reported to be effective in acute tonsillitis.
DiseaseSputum, Abscess, Hypogalactia, Scabies, Hansen's disease
Formulationrarely used in formula
Related drugsGleditsiae Fructus, Gleditsiae Semen
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. Ⅱ, p 173.
RemarksMany of the products are diagonally sliced. Japanese products are the spines of Gleditsia japonica Miq. (Jap. name: Saikachi).
Last renewal date2023/10/02