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Crude drug name

Market name沙苑子
Formal name沙苑子
Japanese nameさえんし, Saenshi
Vernacular nameShayuanzi
Latin nameAstragali Complanati Semen (CP)
English nameFlatstem Milkvetch Seed (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Shaanxi Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2020/01/17
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30490

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location of its administrative area is indicated.  
34.341574
108.93976999999995
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shaanxi 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沙苑子, Shayuanzi, Astragali Complanati Semen (CP2020), Flatstem Milkvetch Seed (CP2020)
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Original plant nameAstragalus complanatus R. Br.
Family nameLeguminosae
Used partmature fruit
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a tonic and aphrodisiac, it is used for impotence, pollution, enuresis, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, and vaginal fluor. It is also employed to treat lumbago and pain in the knees.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Replenishing Yang(vital function) drugs
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; sweet.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To tonify the kidney and assist yang, secure essence to reduce urination, nourish liver to improve vision.
[Indications] Lumbago caused by kidney deficiency, seminal emission and premature ejaculation, enuresis and frequent urination, white and turbid vaginal discharge, dizziness, dim vision and blurry vision.
Chemical constituentunknown


DNA sequenceU50500, U50501
DiseaseLower back pain, Spermatorrhea, Frequent urination, Leukorrhea, Vertigo, Impotence, Depression
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 227-228.
RemarksSeeds of Astragalus chinensis L. in Tianjin, A. adsurgens Pall. and A. sinicus L. in Jiangsu are used as Shayuanzi (沙苑子) respectively. There are fake products such as mature seeds of Crotalaria yaihsienensis T. Chen and C. retusa L., produced in the area of Haikang Zhanjiang are called Jiashayuan (假沙苑), and C. mucronata Desv., produced in Hainan and Fujian are called Tushayuan (土沙苑) or Jiashayuan (假沙苑). Care must be taken because the mature seeds of these species contain alkaloids which may cause poisoning. In Tianjin, the seeds of Swainsonia salsula Taubert of family Leguminosae are called Kumadou (苦馬豆) and also infrequently used as Shayuanzi.
Last renewal date2021/09/28