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Market name石菖根
Formal name石菖根
Japanese nameせきしょうぶ, Sekishōbu
Vernacular nameSekishōkon
Latin nameAcori Graminei Rhizoma (Non-JPS), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (CP)
English nameAcorus Gramineus Rhizome (Non-JPS), Grassleaf Sweetflag Rhizome (CP)
Original plant nameAcorus gramineus Solander1 or Acorus tatarinowii Schott, (Sekishō1)
Family nameAraceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification rhizome
Production area informationJapan, Tokushima Pref.
Collection informationJapan, Tokyo, Uchida Wakanyaku Co., Ltd.
Collection date2009/5/19
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
RemarksSample to be used for research（生薬資源科学）実験材料 (白)
TMPW No.26492

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Japan,Tokushima Pref.
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35.6894875
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Japan,Tokyo
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Scientific information data base

Common name石菖蒲, Shichangpu, Acori Graminei Rhizoma (Non-JPS2022), Acori Tatarinowii Rhizoma (CP2020), Acorus Gramineus Rhizome (Non-JPS2022), Grassleaf Sweetflag Rhizome (CP2020)
Synonyms石菖根 (Shichanggen)
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Original plant nameAcorus gramineus Solander1 or Acorus tatarinowii Shott, (Sekishō1 )
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Family nameAraceae
Used partrhizome
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a tranquilizer, painkiller, stomachic and anthelmintic, it is applied to treat tinnitus, talk in delirium, headache, and carbuncle.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Stimulants
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent and bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Heart and stomach meridians meridians.
[Actions] To open the orifices and sweep phlegm, enliven the spirit and replenish wisdom, resolve dampness to increase the appetite.
[Indications] Loss of consciousness, epilepsy, forgetfulness and insomnia, tinnitus and deafness, epigastric stuffiness and torpid intake, food-denying dysentery.
Chemical constituentPhenylpropanoids
(*C1):
beta-Asarone（精油/essential oil 0.5～0.8%の約/about 86%）

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Pharmacological effectAntibacterial (cutaneous fungus), sedation (Asarone).
DNA sequenceAB017425, AB040155, D28866, AF197584
Classical reference
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DiseaseDisturbance of consciousness, Headache, Insomnia, Frenzy, Amnesia, Deafness, Ear buzzing, Epilepsy, Anorexia, Full stomach, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea
Formulationrarely used in formula
Related drugsThe rhizome of Acorus calamus L.
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 145-146.
RemarksSuishōbu (Shōbukon) is the rhizome of Shōbu (Acorus calamus L.). Its rhizome is thicker than the that of Sekishōbu (A. gramineus) or Shichangpu (A. tatarinowii) and has less nodes but stronger odor. Generally, Sekishōbu or Sekishō is used in the Kampo formulation. The leaves of Sekishōbu or Sekishō are narrow, evergreen and have indistinct midribs by which distinguishable from Shōbu.
Generally, Japanese Sekishō does not bear fruit, while Chinese or Thai strains bears fruit and grows large. There are various strains in one species like Shōbu.
Last renewal date2022/07/20
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