Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name大腹皮
Formal name大腹皮
Japanese nameだいふくひ, Daifukuhi
Vernacular nameDafupi
Latin nameArecae Pericarpium (Non-JPS), (CP)
English nameAreca Pericarp (Non-JPS), Areca Peel (CP)
Original plant nameAreca catechu L., (Binrō)
Family nameArecaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit peal, pericarp
Collection informationTaiwan, Chun Yuan Hang
Collection date1966/10/4
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Scientific information data base

Common name大腹皮, Dafupi, Arecae Pericarpium (Non-JPS2022, CP2020), Areca Pericarp (Non-JPS2022), Areca Peel (CP2020)
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Original plant nameAreca catechu Linn.1 or Areca dicksonii Roxburgh2, (Binrō1, Daifukubinrō2)
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Family nameArecaceae
Used partpericarp
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationRemedy for diuretic, stomachic and antidiarrheal.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Diuretics removing dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach, large intestine and small intestine meridians.
[Actions] To move qi and soothe the middle, and move water to alleviated edema.
[Indications] Dampness obstruction and qi stagnation, distention and oppression in the epigastrium and abdomen, ungratifying defecation, dedema with distention and fullness, beriberi, edema of foot, inhibited urination.
DNA sequenceAY012383, AJ404819
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseFull stomach, Edema, Oliguria, Beriberi edema, Diarrhea
FormulationKakkoshokisan, Bunshoto, Kyososan, Dosuibukuryoto, Bunshinkiin, Kagen'ireito, Shisowakiin, Jippito
Related drugsAreca Seed
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
RemarksIt is the fibrous sarcocarp which covers Areca Seed, the seed of Areca catechu L. or A. dicksonii Roxb. The pericarp of genus Areca which does not originate in A. catechu or A. dicksonii may be circulated on the market.
Last renewal date2022/07/20