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Crude drug name

Market name紅芪
Formal name晋耆
Japanese nameしんぎ, Shingi
Vernacular nameHongqi
Latin nameHedysari Radix (JP), (CP)
English nameHedysarum Root (JP), Manyinflorescenced Sweetvetch Root (CP)
Grade2 nd
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Gansu Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2019/11/27
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30296

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Production area information
People's Republic of China,Gansu Prov.
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Scientific information data base

Common name晋耆, Jinqi, Hedysari Radix (JP18, CP2020), Hedysarum Root (JP18), Manyinflorecenced Sweetvetch Root (CP2020)
Synonyms紅耆, 川耆, 束黄耆
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Original plant nameHedysarum polybotrys Hand.-Mazz.
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Family nameLeguminosae
Used partroot
Official compendiumJP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a tonic, cardiotonic, diuretic and anhidrotic, jinqi is applied for valetudinarianism, dystrophy, dysfunction of sweating and acute or chronic nephritis.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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Traditional
classification
Drugs for replenishing Qi (vital energy)
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild warm; sweet.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and spleen meridians.
[Actions] To tonify qi and upraise yang, secure the exterior, check sweating, promote urination, alleviate edema, engender fluid, nourish the blood, move stagnation, relieve impediment, expel toxin and pus, promote wound healing and tissue regeneration.
[Indications] Qi deficiency and lack of strength, reduced food intake, sloppy stool, sunken middle qi, chronic diarrhea, prolapse of the rectum, bloody stool, menstrual flooding and spotting, exterior deficiency with spontaneous sweating, qi deficiency edema, interior heat wasting-thirst, blood deficiency and sallow complexion, hemiplegia, arthralgia, numbness, abscesses and cellulitis difficult to suppurate and perforate, or difficult to heal.
DNA sequenceAF239715; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
DiseaseLack of energy, Fatigable, Shortness of breath, Anorexia, Chill, Descent of the uterus, Chronic diarrhea, Hematochezia, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Numbness, Partial paralysis, Night sweats, Pyogenic dermatosis, Edema, Spontaneous sweating, Proctoptosis, Polyposia, Polyuria, Internal bleeding, Acute nephritis, Proteinuria, Diabetes mellitus
Related drugsHuangqi (Astragali Radix)
ReferencesJP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
RemarksIt is more appreciated and expensive than "Huangqi" (Astragali Radix) in China. In Japan, however, it is excluded under the term of "Huangqi" in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia.
Last renewal date2021/09/27