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Crude drug name

Market name玉竹
Formal name玉竹
Japanese nameぎょくちく, Gyokuchiku
Vernacular nameYuzhu
Latin namePolygonati Odorati Rhizoma (CP)
English nameFragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification rhizome
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Zhejiang Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2019/02/04
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.26341

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30.274084
120.15507000000002
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Zhejiang Prov.
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34.6937249
135.5022535
Collection information
Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name玉竹, Yuzhu, Polygonati Odorati Rhizoma (CP2020), Fragrant Solomonseal Rhizome (CP2020)
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Original plant namePolygonatum odoratum Druce, P. macropodium Turcz., P. prattii Baker (*B1), (Amadokoro, etc.)
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Family nameLiliaceae
Used partrhizome
Quality for selectionGood Yuzhu is long, soft and shiny yellowish-white. The parenchyma is thick. (NI)
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an antiphlogistic tonic, Yuzhu is applied for thirst of weak constitution, cough, fever and spontaneous sweating, excess sweating, polyuria and pollution.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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Traditional
classification
Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild cold; sweet.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To nourish yin and moisten dryness, engender fluid to quench thirst.
[Indications] Lung-stomach yin damage, dryness-heat cough, dry throat, thirst, interior heat and wasting-thirst.
Chemical constituentPolysaccharides
P. odoratum Druce var. pluriflorum Ohwi, アマドコロ (*C1):
Odoratan(D-Fructose:D-Mannose:D-Glucose:D-Galacturonic acid=6:3:1:1.5), Polygonatumfructans O-A, Polygonatumfructans O-B, Polygonatumfructans O-C, Polygonatumfructans O-D

Pharmacological effectCardiotonic, decrease in blood sugar.
DNA sequenceAB017316, AB040207, AB029760
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseCough, Thirst, Polyuria, Fever, Weak constitution
Formulationrarely used in formula
Related drugsHuangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma)
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
B1)Shoyakugaku Zasshi,45,99(1991); 47,131(1993); 47,144(1993); 47,249(1993).
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 150-152.
RemarksThe Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China defines Polygonatum odoratum as the original plant of Yuzhu. However, P. macropodium circulates in the Chinese market. In Hong Kong, P. sibiricum, the original plant of Huangjing (Polygonati Rhizoma), has been identified in the market. Though the benefit of Huangjing is similar to that of Yuzhu, the former has the advantage of invigorating qi and the latter has the advantage of invigorating yin. Clinically, they are used differently.
Last renewal date2021/09/27