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Crude drug name

Market name女貞子
Formal name女貞子
Japanese nameじょていし, Joteishi
Vernacular nameNuzhenzi
Latin nameLigustri Fructus (Non-JPS), Ligustri Lucidi Fructus (CP)
English nameLigustrum Fruit (Non-JPS), Glossy Privet Fruit (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Zhejiang Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2021/10/11
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.31258

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30.274084
120.15507000000002
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Zhejiang 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女貞子, Nuzhenzi, Ligustri Fructus (Non-JPS2022), Ligustri Lucidi Fructus (CP2020), Ligustrum Fruit (Non-JPS2022), Glossy Privet Fruit (CP2020)
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Original plant nameLigustrum lucidum W.T. Aiton1 or Ligustrum japonicum Thunberg2, (Tōnezumimochi1 or Nezumimochi2)
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Family nameOleaceae
Used partmature fruit
Official compendiumNon-JPS(2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a tonic applied to treat deficiency of yin with a feeling of internal heat, pain and weakness in the loins and knees, impaired vision, ringing in the ear, palpitation, insomnia, and constipation. It is an excellent medicine for the impairment of blood due to deficiency of yin.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Drugs for replenishing Yin-vital essence
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Cool; sweet and bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Liver and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To nourish the liver and kidney, improve vision and blacken hairs.
[Indications] Liver-kidney yin deficiency, dizziness and tinnitus, soreness and weakness in the low back and knees, premature graying, dim and blurred vision, interior heat wasting-thirst, bone-steaming and tidal fever.
Chemical constituentOther aliphatic and related compounds
L. japonicum (*C1):
Nonacosanol(種子/seed)

Sugar
L. japonicum (*C1):
alpha-Mannite(果皮,葉/pericarp,leaf)
L. lucidum (*C1):
alpha-Mannite(果実/fruit)

Triterpenoids
L. japonicum (*C1):
Oleanolic acid, Acetyl oleanolic acid(以上果皮/pericarp), Ursolic acid(葉,果皮/leaf,pericarp), Lupeol(種子/seed)
L. lucidum (*C1):
Oleanolic acid(果実/fruit)

Sterols
L. japonicum (*C1):
beta-Sitosterol(種子/seed)

Phenylpropanoids
L. japonicum (*C1):
Syringin(葉/leaf)

Chemical structure



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Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseasePremature gray hair, Heaviness and powerlessness in lumber and knee, Lower back pain, Lightheadedness, Vertigo, Decreaced vision, Bleary eyes, Palpitation, Insomnia
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 204-205.
Remarks"Wajoteishi" (和女貞子), produced in Japan in the past, is the mature fruit of Ligustrum japonicum Thunb. (Jap. name: Nezumimochi). It has no marketability at present. The leaves of Tōnezumimochi have medicinal benefits of antipyretic and analgesic actions. It is used externally for various injuries and cures eye problems, intrabuccal lesion,s and lumbar pain.
Listed in the Japanese standards for non-Phamacopoeial crude drugs 2018 for the first time.
Last renewal date2022/07/21