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People's Republic of China,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
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Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 蒺藜子, Jilizi, Tribuli Fructus (JP18), (CP2020), Tribulus Fruit (JP18), Puncturevine Caltrop Fruit (CP2020) | |||||
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Synonyms | 白蒺藜,刺蒺藜,硬蒺藜,蒺藜角 | |||||
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Original plant name | Tribulus terrestris Linn., (Hamabishi) | |||||
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Family name | Zygophyllaceae | |||||
Used part | fruit | |||||
Official compendium | JHMC (1989), JP XVIII, CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
Clinical application | As a diuretic, antiphlogistic and blood purifying agent, Jilizi is applied for headache, eye disease, cessation of milk and menstrual irregularity. | |||||
Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Anticonvulsives | ||||
Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Mild warm; pungent; slightly toxic. [Meridian Tropism] Liver meridian. [Actions] To pacify the liver and relieve depression, activate blood and dispel wind, improve vision, and relieve itching. [Indications] Headache and dizziness, distending pain in the chest and the hypochondrium, acute mastitis, red eyes and nebula, itching caused by rubella. | |||||
Chemical constituent | Lipids (*C1): 脂肪油 / fatty oil Terpenoids (Essential oils) (*C1): 精油 / essential oil Triterpenoids (*C1): サポニン / saponin Alkaloids (*C1): アルカロイド / alkaloid | |||||
Pharmacological effect | Decrease in the blood pressure (water leaching, alcohol leaching), mild diuresis (alkaloid fraction). | |||||
DNA sequence | AJ387961, Y15028 | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Headache, Vertigo, Pain due to flatulence of hypochondrium, Hypogalactia, Red eye, Rubella, Itching, Amenorrhea, Lower abdominal pain | |||||
Formulation | Senkanmeimokuto, Tokiinshi | |||||
Related drugs | Ruanjili, Tonjili and Bojili [see "Remarks"] | |||||
References | JP18: The 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia. CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 323-324. | |||||
Remarks | Baijili (Jap. name: 白蒺藜, Hakushitsuri) which is listed in Materia Medicas is the seed of Astragalus complanatus R. Br. of family Leguminosae. At present, it is called Shayuanzi (Jap. name: 沙苑子, Saenshi). There is a product named Ruanjili (硬蒺藜) which corresponds to Yingjili (軟蒺藜), in an area of Shandong Province. It is the fruit of Atriplex sibirica L. of family Chenopodiaceae (allied species of Hamaakaza, Jap. name). In Boxian of Anhui Prov., there are Tonjili (潼蒺藜) (Jap. name: Doshitsuri) and Bojili (亳蒺藜) (Jap. name: Hakushitsuri). They are the seeds of family Leguminosae such as Astragalus complanatus, A. chinensis L. f., Swainsona salsula (Pall) Taub., Crotalaria mucronata Desv., and A. adsurgens Pall. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2022/09/06 | |||||