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Market name亭藶子
Formal name蒂藶子
Japanese nameていれきし, Teirekishi
Vernacular nameTinglizi
Latin nameDescurainiae Semen, Lepidii Semen (CP)
English nameTansymustard Seed, Pepperweed Seed (CP)
Original plant nameDescurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl1, Lepidium apetalum Willd.2, (Kujiragusa1, Himegunbainazuna2), etc.
Family nameBrassicaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification seed
Collection informationPeople's Republic of China, Ziyuan, Ziyuan Pharmaceutical Co.
Collection date1986/06/14
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.4972

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Common name蒂藶子, Tinglizi, Descurainiae Semen, Lepidii Semen (CP2020), Pepperweed Seed, Tansymustard Seed (CP2020)
Synonyms北蒂藶子，南蒂藶子
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Original plant nameDescurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl1, Lepidium apetalum Willd.2, (Kujiragusa1，CN products: Himegumbainazuna2)
Family nameBrassicaceae
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a laxative and diuretic, Tinglizi is applied for various kinds of edemas. As an antitussive, it is applied for dyspnea with wheezing, dropsy with excess syndrome and asthma.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Antitussives and antiasthmatics
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Highly cold; pungent, bitter.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung and bladder meridians.
[Actions] To purge the lung and relieve panting, move water and disperse swelling.
[Indications] Excessive phlegm and slobber obstructing the lung, panting and cough with profuse sputum, distention and fullness in the chest and the hypochondrium, hard to lie down, hydrothorax and ascites, inhibited urination.
Chemical constituentFatty acids
Descurainia sophia (*C2):
Linolenic acid, Linoleic acid, Oleic acid, Erucic acid, Palmitic acid, Stearic acid

Steroids
D. sophia (*C2):
Sitosterol

Sulfur containing compounds
D. sophia (*C2):
Benzyl isothiocyanate, Allyl isothiocyanate, Allyl disulfide

Sulfur containing alkaloids
D. sophia (*C1):
Sinapin iodide

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Pharmacological effectCardiotonic (alcohol extract).
DNA sequenceAF128109, AF283496, AF283497, D88906, AF118860, AF205587
Classical reference
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DiseaseCough, Dyspnea, Feeling of pressure in the chest, Sputum, Full stomach, Pleural effusion, Edema, Oliguria
Formulationrarely used in formula
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 317-318.
C2) Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook，p 294.
RemarksCurrently Tinglizi available in the Japanese market is all from China, but it has some botanical sources.
Himegunbainazuna in Japanese name, Lepidium apetalum Willd. listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia as "Bei Tinglizi", is found in Noatheast China.
Kujiragusa in JP, Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb. ex Prantl is also listed in the Chinese Pharamcopoeia as "Nan Tinglizi" and found in Shanghai, Hangzhou, Xian, Jilin, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and other Provinces.
Additionally, the seeds of Lepidium virginicum L. (found in Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei and other Prov.; Mamegunbainazuna in JP), Rorippa montana (Wall.) Small (Anhui and Jiangxi Porv.), Rorippa indica (L.) Hochr. (Inugarashi in JP) are also used.
Last renewal date2021/09/27
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