Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 甘松 |
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| Formal name | 甘松香 | |
| Japanese name | かんしょうこう, Kanshōkō | |
| Vernacular name | Gansong | |
| Latin name | Nardostachys Radix et Rhizoma (CP) | |
| English name | Nardostachys Root (CP), Nardostachys Rhizome | |
| Original plant name | Nardostachys chinensis Batal. | |
| Family name | Valerianaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | rhizome |
| Collection information | Hong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1972/12/00 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | SeiichiYamaji | |
| Remarks | Nat.Med.,53(2),61-71(1999) | |
| TMPW No. | 4271 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 甘松香, Gansongxiang, Nardostachys Radix et Rhizoma (CP2020), Nardostachys Root (CP2020) | ||||||
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| Synonyms | 甘松（Gansong） | ||||||
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| Original plant name | Nardostachys chinensis Batalin, Nardostachys jatamansi DC. (= Nardostachys grandiflora DC.) (B1) | ||||||
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| Family name | Valerianaceae | ||||||
| Used part | rhizome | ||||||
| Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | ||||||
| Clinical application | As an analgesic, sedative and stomachic, it is applied to treat chest and abdominal pain with a fullness sensation, stomachache, vomiting, lack of appetite and insistent diarrhea. Its decoction is used for hot compress which is applied for edema due to beriberi. Nowadays, it is used for incense more frequently than for a medicine. | ||||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | ||||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Carminatives for regulating flow of Qi | |||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent and sweet. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen and stomach meridians. [Actions] To regulate qi and relieve pain, resolve depression and enliven the spleen; topical application: to dispel dampness and disperse swelling. [Indications] Distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, anepithymia, vomiting, and topically toothache, beriberi with swelling and toxin. | ||||||
| Chemical constituent | Terpenoids (Essential oils) N. grandiflora (*C1): d-Nardostachone Sesquiterpenoids N. grandiflora (*C1): Valeranone Coumarins N. grandiflora (*C1): Jatamansin, Oroselol | ||||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Sedation. | ||||||
| DNA sequence | AF446950 | ||||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | ||||||
| Disease | Feeling of pressure in the chest, Full stomach, Abdominal pain, Anorexia, Beriberi edema, Diarrhea, Vomitting | ||||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | ||||||
| Related drugs | Jatamansi (Ayurveda), sPang-spos (Tibetan Medicine) | ||||||
| References | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. B1)Nat.Med.,53(2),61-71(1999). C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 50-51. | ||||||
| Remarks | "Jatamansi" and "sPang-spos" are the root or rhizome of Nardostachys grandiflora. "Jatamansi" is applied for hysteria, schizophrenia, spasm, hypertension, loose hair, gray hair, dysmenorrhea, insomnia and excitement in Ayurveda (Traditional Indian Medicine). "sPang-spos" is used for removing heat and counteracting toxicity, removing edema with cold of deficiency type, bone-setting and draining pus in Tibetan Medicine. It is applied for epidemic fever, febrile illness and dermatitis. | ||||||
| Last renewal date | 2021/09/28 | ||||||
