Crude drug sample data base
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34.3401491
134.04344360000005
Production area information
Japan,Kagawa Pref.
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34.3401491
134.04344360000005
Collection information
Japan,Kagawa Pref.
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 菱の実, Lingshi, Trapae Fructus (Non-JPS2022), Water Chestnut (Non-JPS2022) | |||||
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Synonyms | 菱実 | |||||
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Original plant name | Trapa japonica Flerow1,Trapa incisa Siebold et Zuccarini2 or Trapa japonica Flerow var. rubeola Ohwi3, (Hishi1, Himebishi2, Mebishi3) | |||||
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Family name | Trapaceae | |||||
Used part | mature fruit | |||||
Official compendium | Non-JPS (2022) | |||||
Clinical application | Antipyretic, stomachic and revitalizing remedy. It is used as a folk medicine as it is digestive, anthelmintic, antidote and anticancer. | |||||
Medical system | Folk medicine | |||||
Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Japan | ||||
Chemical constituent | Sterols (*C1): 4,6,8,(14), 22-Ergostatetraen-3-one, 22-Dihydrostigmast-4-ene-3,6-dione, beta-sitosterol | |||||
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Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. | |||||
DNA sequence | L10226 | |||||
Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
Disease | Dyspepsia, Heat exhaustion, Diarrhea, Fever | |||||
Formulation | not used in formula | |||||
Related drugs | Frutis of Trapa bispinosa Roxb. and Trapa maximowiczii Korsch. | |||||
References | Non-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022. C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 252-253. | |||||
Remarks | In China, the fruit of Trapa bispinosa Roxb. (Jap. name: Tōbishi) or Trapa maximowiczii Korsch is called Lingjiao (Jap. name: Ryōkaku). It is a raw material for crude drug formulation. The starch of the fruit is used for food and brewing wine. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2022/07/21 | |||||