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| Common name | 苧麻根, Zhumagen, Boehmeriae Radix , Boehmeria Root |
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| Synonyms | 苧麻 |
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| Original plant name | Boehmeria nivea (L.) Gaudichaud, (Nambankaramushi) |
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| Family name | Urticaceae |
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| Used part | root |
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| Clinical application | As an antifebrile, diuretic, antidote and for preventing miscarriage, it is applied for oliguria, threatened abortion, hematochezia and abnormal uterine bleeding in pregnancy, sores, gonorrhea, hematuria, and erysipelas. |
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| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine |
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Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Hemostatics |
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| Beneficial effect | To arrest bleeding by dispelling heat in blood, to clear the heat and prevent miscarriage, to promote diuresis, to clear away toxic material.: For hemoptysis, hematemesis, epistaxis, hematuria, abnormal uterine bleeding, threatened abortion, hematochezia and abnormal uterine bleeding in pregnancy, dark urine, gonorrhea, oliguria, toxic heat and sores, insect or snake bite. |
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| Chemical constituent | Phenylpropanoids (*C1):
Chlorogenic acid(葉/leaves )
Anthraquinones (*C1):
Emodin, Physcion-8-beta-glucoside(以上根/roots)
Flavones & Flavonols (*C1):
Rhoifolin, Apigenin-rhamnoglucoside(以上葉/leaves)
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| Pharmacological effect | Not exactly known. |
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| DNA sequence | AF062005, AF206870, AJ235801 |
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Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") | ※Click this image to see the actual image |
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| Disease | Hemoptysis, Hematemesis, Hematuria, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Internal bleeding, Bleeding from trauma, Lower abdominal pain during pregnancy, Threatened abortion, Melena or hematochezia, Oliguria, Gonorrhea, Urodynia, Pyogenic dermatosis, Hemorrhoid, Snake bite, Urodynia |
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| Formulation | rarely used in formula |
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| References | C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 105-106. |
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| Remarks | It is cultivated more commonly as a fiber plant than a medicine. |
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| Last renewal date | 2020/11/20 |
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