Crude drug sample data base
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Scientific information data base
Common name | 千年健, Qiannianjian, Homalomenae Rhizoma (CP2020), Obscured Homalomena Rhizome (CP2020) | |||||
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Original plant name | Homalomena occulta (Lour.) Schott | |||||
Family name | Araceae | |||||
Used part | rhizome | |||||
Official compendium | CP (2020 ed.) | |||||
Clinical application | As a tonic and sedative, it is applied to treat rheumatoid arthritis, nerve pain, pain in the legs and loins of aged, contracture and numbness of the lower extremities. It is occasionally used for stomach pain as well. | |||||
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 | CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi. C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, p 26. | |||||
Last renewal date | 2021/09/28 | |||||