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Crude drug name	Market name	白升麻
	Formal name	広升麻
	Japanese name	こうしょうま, Kōshōma
	Vernacular name	Guang-shengma
Original plant name		Serratula chinensis S. Moore
Family name		Compositae
Used part	Classification	Plant origin
Used part	Sub classification	root
Collection information		Hong Kong, Zhongchengxing
Collection date		1980/10/10
Collector		Tsuneo Namba, et al.
Identifier		Xiaobo Li
TMPW No.		4248

Scientific information data base

Common name

広升麻, Guangshengma

Synonyms

升麻，白升麻，緑升麻，麻花頭

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Original plant name

Serratula chinensis S. Moore (*B1)

Family name

Compositae

Used part

root

Official compendium

JP XIV

Clinical application

It is applied to treat pharyngitis, headache, measles, and anal prolapse.

Medical system

Traditional Chinese medicine

DNA sequence

AF021158, AF021175, SEZITS1A

Disease

Swelling and pain of the throat, Headache, Measles, Hematochezia due to proctoptosis

Formulation

Related drugs

Shengma (Cimicifuga Rhizome)

References

B1)Nat.Med.,51(5),408-416(1997).

Remarks

"Guangshengma" is used in southern China under the name of "Shengma" . However, the real "Shengma" is the rhizome of genus Cimicifuga sp. of family Rununculaceae.

Last renewal date

2020/10/12

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