Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 赤小豆 |
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| Formal name | 赤小豆 | |
| Japanese name | せきしょうず, Sekishōzu | |
| Vernacular name | Chixiaodou | |
| Latin name | Vignae Semen (CP) | |
| English name | Rice Bean (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Vigna angularis (Willd.) Ohwi et H. Ohashi, (Azuki) | |
| Family name | Leguminosae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | seed |
| Collection information | Taiwan, Chun Yuan Hang | |
| Collection date | 1966/10/04 | |
| TMPW No. | 3794 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 赤小豆, Chixiaodou, Vignae Semen (CP2020), Rice Bean (CP2020) | ||||
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| Original plant name | Vigna angularis Ohwi et H. Ohashi (= Phaseolus angularis Wight) or Phaseolus calcaratus Roxb., (Azuki) | ||||
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| Family name | Leguminosae | ||||
| Used part | mature seed | ||||
| Quality for selection | For medicinal use, fresh, small sized and wine-colored shiny one is good. (NI) | ||||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | ||||
| Clinical application | As an antidote and diuretic, Chixiaodou is applied for dropsy, beriberi, diarrhea and carbuncles. It is used as food. | ||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | ||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Diuretics removing dampness | |||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Neutral; sweet and sour. [Meridian Tropism] Heart and small intestine meridians. [Actions] To promote urination to alleviate edema, remove toxin and expel pus. [Indications] Edema distention and fullness, beriberi and edema, jaundice with red urine, wind-dampness heat impediment, swelling abscess, sore and toxin, intestinal abscess with abdominal pain. | ||||
| Chemical constituent | Sterols (*C1): Phytosterol Isoflavones P. vulgaris (*C1): Phaseollidin, Phaseollin Others (*C1): 結晶性サポニン I, 結晶性サポニン II, 結晶性サポニン III, 色素 / Crystalline Saponin I - III, Pigment | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. | ||||
| DNA sequence | Y19426,Y19462 | ||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | ||||
| Disease | Edema, Oliguria, Jaundice, Intestinal purulent inflammation, Bleeding hemorrhoids, Pyogenic dermatosis | ||||
| Formulation | Maorenshosekishozuto, Sekishozuto | ||||
| References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 293-294. | ||||
| Remarks | Many species are grown in Japan. Owariazuki (Chokan'azuki) and Akiazuki are the best quality for medicinal use, followed by Natsuazuki and Ōazuki (Dainagon). | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/27 | ||||
