Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name薤白干
Formal name薤白
Japanese nameがいはく, Gaihaku
Vernacular nameXiebaigan
Latin nameAllii Chinensis Bulbus (Non-JPS), Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (CP)
English nameAllii Chinense Bulbus (Non-JPS), Longstamen Onion Bulb (CP)
Original plant nameAllium chinense G. Don, (Rakkyō)
Family nameLiliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification bulb (corm)
Collection informationTaiwan, Chun Yuan Hang
Collection date1966/10/04
TMPW No.3804

Scientific information data base

Common name薤白, Xiebai, Allii Chinensis Bulbus (Non-JPS2022), Allii Macrostemonis Bulbus (CP2020), Allium Chinense Bulb (Non-JPS2022), Longstamen Onion Bulb (CP2020)
Synonyms小根蒜,小根菜
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Original plant nameAllium chinense G. Don, (Rakkyō)
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Family nameLiliaceae
Used partbulb
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationXiebai is used as a stomachic, relieving stagnation of intestines and expectorant. It is applied for dyspnea due to chest pain, cardiac asthma and angina pectoris. It is also applied for burn externally as an antiphlogistic and germicide.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Carminatives for regulating flow of Qi
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent and bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Heart, lung, stomach and large intestine meridians.
[Actions] To unblock yang, dissipate binds, and move qi and remove stagnation.
[Indications] Chest impediment with heart pain, stuffiness, fullness and distending pain in epigastrium and abdomen, and tenesmus caused by diarrhea and dysentery.
Chemical constituentMonosaccharides
(*C1):
Fructose, Glucose, Galactose, Galacturonic acid, Rhamnose

Oligosaccharides
(*C1):
Sucrose

Steroids
(*C1,C2):
Chinenoside II, Chinenoside III, Chinenoside IV, Chinenoside V

Other sulfur containing compounds
(*C1):
Alliin, Diallyl disulfide

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseChest pain, Back pain, Feeling of pressure in the chest, Dyspnea, Angina pectoris, Expectoration of sputum, Diarrhea, Tenesmus
FormulationKaroto, Karogaihakuhakushuto
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook,p334.
C2) Phytochemistry,41,283(1996).
C3) Planta Med.,62,465(1996).
RemarksAllium chinense (Jap. name: Rakkyo) is produced in Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Anhui. Ningbo district of Zhejiang Prov. produces a lot of high quality "Xiebai". The bulb of A. macrostemon (Jap. name: Nobiru) is used in Northeast China, and called "Xiaogensuan" or "Xiaogencai". In Japan, it is often used as a substitute.
Last renewal date2022/07/19