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| Common name | たら根皮, Tarakompi, たらの木, Taranoki, Araliae Radicis Cortex (Non-JPS202), Aralia Elata Root Bark (Non-JPS2022) |
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| Synonyms | 棇木, 棇木根, 棇木白皮 |
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| Original plant name | Aralia elata Seemann (Aralia elata Seemann var. subinermis Ohwi), (Taranoki (Medara)) |
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| Family name | Araliaceae |
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| Used part | root bark, root, wood, bark |
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| Official compendium | Non-JPS (2022) |
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| Clinical application | It is a folk medicine in Japan for diabetes mellitus. While in China, the root is used as anti-swelling, anodine, anti-paralytic and diuretic. The root bark is also used as stomachic, astringent, diuretic and antidiabetic. |
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| Medical system | Folk medicine |
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| Chemical constituent | Triterpenoid saponins (*C1):
alpha-Taralin, beta-Taralin, Araloside A, Araloside B, Araloside C (以上根皮, 材, 樹皮/root bark, wood, bark), alpha-Fatsin, beta-Fatsin(以上葉/leaf)
Sterols (*C1):
beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol, Campesterol(以上根皮, 材, 樹皮/root bark, wood, bark)
Other aromatic derivatives (*C1):
Protocatechuic acid(根皮, 材, 樹皮/root bark, wood, bark)
Simple nitrogen containing compounds (*C1):
Choline(根皮, 材, 樹皮/root bark, wood, bark)
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| Pharmacological effect | Blood sugar (decrease by water extract ; increase by protocatechuic acid). |
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| DNA sequence | AF077875, AF273526, AF273527, AF273528 |
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Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image |
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| Disease | Diabetes mellitus, Edema, Gastric ulcer |
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| References | Non-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. II, pp 178-180. |
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| Last renewal date | 2022/07/21 |
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