Crude drug sample data base
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Production area information
People's Republic of China
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 千年健, Qiannianjian, Homalomenae RhizomaCP, Obscured Homalomena RhizomeCP | |||||
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| Original plant name | Homalomena occulta (Lour.) Schott | |||||
| Family name | Araceae | |||||
| Used part | rhizome | |||||
| Official compendium | CP (2025 ed.) | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used as a tonic and analgesic agent for rheumatoid arthritis, neuralgia, lumbago and leg pain in the elderly, and spasms or paralysis of the limbs. It is also sometimes used for stomach pain. | |||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | |||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Antirheumatics (dampness-eliminating) | ||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Warm; bitter, pungent. [Meridian Tropism] Liver and kidney meridians. [Actions] To dispel wind-dampness, strengthen smew and bone. [Indications] Wind cold dampness impediment, cold pain in the lower back and knees, spasm and numbness, limp wilting sinew and bone. | |||||
| Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. | |||||
| Disease | Swelling and pain of joint, Adynamia of muscle and bone, Rheumatism, Neuralgia | |||||
| Formulation | not used in formula | |||||
| References | CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, p 26. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | |||||




