Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name四角菱
Formal name菱の実
Japanese nameひしのみ, Hishinomi
Vernacular nameSijiaoling
Latin nameTrapae Fructus (Non-JPS)
English nameWater Chestnut (Non-JPS)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Hubei Prov.
Collection informationJapan（ToS）, Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2019/07/19
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30197

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30.592849
114.30553899999995
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Hubei 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菱の実, Lingshi, Trapae Fructus (Non-JPS2022), Water Chestnut (Non-JPS2022)
Synonyms菱実
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Original plant nameTrapa japonica Flerow1，Trapa incisa Siebold et Zuccarini2 or Trapa japonica Flerow var. rubeola Ohwi3, (Hishi1, Himebishi2, Mebishi3)
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Family nameTrapaceae
Used partmature fruit
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022)
Clinical applicationAntipyretic, stomachic and revitalizing remedy. It is used as a folk medicine as it is digestive, anthelmintic, antidote and anticancer.
Medical systemFolk medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Japan
Chemical constituentSterols
(*C1):
4,6,8,(14), 22-Ergostatetraen-3-one, 22-Dihydrostigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione, beta-sitosterol

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
DNA sequenceL10226
Classical reference
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DiseaseDyspepsia, Heat exhaustion, Diarrhea, Fever
Formulationnot used in formula
Related drugsFrutis of Trapa bispinosa Roxb. and Trapa maximowiczii Korsch.
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 252-253.
RemarksIn China, the fruit of Trapa bispinosa Roxb. (Jap. name: Tōbishi) or Trapa maximowiczii Korsch is called Lingjiao (Jap. name: Ryōkaku). It is a raw material for crude drug formulation.
The starch of the fruit is used for food and brewing wine.
Last renewal date2022/07/21
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