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Market name威霊仙
Formal name威霊仙
Japanese nameいれいせん, Ireisen
Vernacular nameWeilingxian
Latin nameClematidis Radix (JP), Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma (CP)
English nameClematis Root (JP), Chinese Clematis Root (CP)
Original plant nameClematis chinensis Osbeck1, Clematis mandshurica Rupr. or Clematis hexapetala Pall., Sakishimabotanzuru1
Family nameRanunculaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root + rhizome
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Shandong Prov.
Collection informationJapan, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd.
Collection date2010/1/29
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.26690

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location of its administrative area is indicated.  
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117.12009499999999
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shandong Prov.
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Common name威霊仙, Weilingxian, Clematidis Radix (JP18), Clematidis Radix et Rhizoma (CP2020), Clematis Root (JP18), Chinese Clematis Root (CP2020)
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Original plant nameClematis mandshurica Ruprecht, Clematis chinensis Osbeck1, Clematis hexapetala Pallas, (Sakishimabotanzuru1)
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Family nameRanunculaceae
Used partroot
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationFor arthritis and numbness of limbs, chronic articular rheumatism with dyskinesia of joint. It is an ingredient of kyokotsu-to which is swallowed slowly to remove a small fish bone stuck in the throat, .
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Antirheumatics (dampness-eliminating)
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent, salty.
[Meridian Tropism] Bladder meridian.
[Actions] To dispel wind-dampness, unblock the meridians and collateral vessels.
[Indications] Painful impediment caused by wind-dampness, numbness of the limbs, hypertonicity of the sinews and vessels, inhibited joint bending and stretching.
Chemical constituentOther aliphatic and related compounds
C. terniflora var. robusta (*C1):
Protoanemonin(葉/leaves)
C. angustifolia (*C1):
Anemonin(葉/leaves)

Triterpenoids
Clematis spp. (*C1):
Oleanolic acid(根/roots)
C. mandschurica, C. brachyura (*C1):
Hederagenin(根/roots)

Steroid saponins & Sapogenins
S. sieboldii (*C1):
Sarsasapogenin, Tigogenin, Neotigogenin, Laxogeninをサポゲニンとするサポニン(根/roots)

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Pharmacological effectAntihypertensive, antidiuretic
DNA sequencerbcL: AF193972
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseasePartial paralysis, Lower back pain, Rheumatism, Neuralgia, , Gout, Allolalia, Numbness
FormulationJokinritsuansan, Sokeikakketsuto, Nijutsuto
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
B1) Shoyakugaku Zasshi,37(4),307,317,325,334,342(1983).
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 112-114.
Remarks- Production in Japan: Clematis terniflora DC. var. robusta (Carr.) Tamura (Jap. name: Senninso).
- Production in Korea: C. brachyura Maxim. (Jap. name: Ichirinzakisenninso). C. terniflora DC. var. koreana (Nak.) Tamura (Jap. name: Usubasenninso). C. terniflora DC. (Jap. name: Tachisenninso).
- Production in North Korea: C. terniflora var. koreanaC. brachyura.
- Production in main land China: C. angustifolia Jacq. (Jap. name: Hosobasirokusabotan), C. terniflora DC.,C. alsomitrifolia Hayata (Jap. name: Mitsubabotanzuru), other plants of genus Clematis, Smilax sieboldii Miq. of family Liliaceae (Jap. name: Yamakasyu), other plants of genus Smilax, Cynanchum spp. of family Asclepiadacae or Compositae.
- Production in Taiwan: C. chinensis Osbeck (Jap. name: Chinese senninso→Sakishimabotamzuru), C. uncinata Champ. (Jap. name: Taiwanese senninso).
Last renewal date2023/02/07