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Crude drug name

Market name水菖蒲
Formal name菖蒲
Japanese nameしょうぶ, Shōbu
Vernacular nameChangpu
Latin nameAcori Calami Rhizoma (CP), Acori Rhizoma, Calami Rhizoma
English nameTibet Sweetflag Rhizome (CP), Sweet Flag Rhizome, Acorus Rhizome
Original plant nameAcorus calamus L., (Shōbu)
Family nameAraceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification rhizome
Collection informationPeople's Republic of China, Urumqi, Biological Institute of Soil & Desert
Collection date1987/07/10
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.6874

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Scientific information data base

Common name菖蒲, Changpu, Acori Calami Rhizoma (CP2020), Tibet Sweetflag Rhizome (CP2020)
Synonyms菖蒲根,水菖蒲,蔵菖蒲
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Original plant nameAcorus calamus Linn. (= Acorus calamus Linn. var. asiaticus Pers.), (Shōbu)
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Family nameAraceae
Used partrhizome
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationIt is an aromatic stomachic (not commonly used because it induces nausea and vomiting) remedy. The rhizome and leaves are used as bath agent in folk.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
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Stimulants
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Pungent; bitter.
[Actions] To warm the stomach yang, diminish inflammation and relieve pain.
[Indications] Tonifying stomach yang, dyspepsia, food accumulation and stagnation, diphtheria, anthrax, etc.
Chemical constituentFatty acids
A. calamus (*C1):
n-Heptylic acid

Sesquiterpenoids
A. calamus (*C1):
Calameone, Isocalamendiol, Acorone, Acoronene

Phenylpropanoids
A. calamus (*C1):
Methyleugenol, Eugenol, beta-Asarone, gamma-Asarone,

Other aromatic derivatives
A. calamus (*C1):
Asarylaldehyde

Chemical structure



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Pharmacological effectAntibacterial (cutaneous fungus), sedation (Asarone).
DNA sequenceAF209786, AB040154, D28865, L24078
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseAnorexia, Full stomach, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea
Formulation
Related drugsAcori Graminei Rhizoma, Acori Graminei Radix, Vacha (Ayurveda), Shu-dag (Tobet)
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 145-146
RemarksIn Japan, it has been used since Heian Period. On the day of the Boys' Festival, Changpu (Jap. name: Shōbu) is hung under the eaves with Tansy, or put it in a bathtub for medicinal bath. It is widely distributed among Eurasian Continent (including Japan, China and India), Malaysian tropical zone and North America, and used as medicine. In Ayurveda (India), it is called Vacha and applied to treat abdominal pain, vomiting, memory decline, intelligence impairment, bronchitis, rhinogenous headache and mental disorder. The composition of the essential oil differs largely depending on its production area (possibly, because of differentiations in the chromosome number). The main composition of Indian Changpu is asarone. As it is said to cause liver disease and malignant tumor, some countries control or prohibit its import.
Last renewal date2022/10/13