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Market name天南星
Formal name天南星
Japanese nameてんなんしょう, Tennanshō
Vernacular nameTennanshō
Latin nameArisaematis Tuber (Non-JPS), Arisaematis Rhizoma (CP)
English nameArisaema Tuber (Non-JPS), Jackinthepulpit Tuber (CP)
Original plant nameArisaema ringens (Thumb) Schott1, Arisaema japonicum Blume2, Musashiabumi1, Mamushigusa2 or their congeneric species
Family nameAraceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuber
Collection informationJapan, Kyoto Pref., Nakajima Shoyaku
Collection date1965/09/15
TMPW No.7658

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Common name天南星, Tiannanxing, Arisaematis Tuber (Non-JPS2022), Arisaematis Rhizoma (CP2020), Arisaema Tuber (Non-JPS2022), Jackinthepulpit Tuber (CP2020)
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Original plant nameArisaema heterophyllum Blume1, Arisaema erubescens Schott, Arisaema amurense Maximowicz, (Maizurutennanshō1) or other species of the same genes,
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Family nameAraceae
Used parttuber (without cork layer)
Quality for selectionGood Tiannanxing is round and fat. The inside is white. (NI)
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022), CP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an antispasmodic, expectorant and for removing dampness, Tiannanxing is applied for palsy, hemiplegia due to apoplexy, tetanus, heat convulsion of children. In folk, it is said to have benefits of painkiller and removing edema, and the powder is applied for cut externally.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Expectorants
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; bitter and pungent; toxic.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung, liver and spleen meridians.
[Actions] To dissipate bind and disperse swelling.
[Indications] Topical application: swelling abscess and bites of insects, worms or snakes.
Chemical constituentPolysaccharides
(*C1):
澱粉 [starch]

Others
(*C1):
サポニン [saponin], シュウ酸カルシウム [calcium oxalate]

DNA sequenceAF274295, AF291914, AJ005629; Traditioal Medical & Parmaceutical Database.
Classical reference
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DiseaseCough, A lot of sputum, Feeling of pressure in the chest, Vertigo, Partial paralysis, Facial palsy, Numbness, Tetanus, stiffness in the back, Pyogenic dermatosis, Enlarged lymph nodes, Snake bite
FormulationSanshoin, Jokinritsuansan, Seishitsuketanto, Nijutsuto
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 35-36.
RemarksBotanical Origin: Japanese Arisaema Tuber is the bulb of Arisaema ringens (Thunb.) Schott (Jap. name: "Musashiabumi", products of Kyūshū island), A. japonicum Blume (Jap. name: "Mamushigusa"), A. japonicum Blume var. atropureum (Engl.) Kitamura (Jap. name: "Kōraitennanshō"). They are sliced, coated with lime and dried.
Medicinal Benefits: Wang Haogu described in his writing Tangyebencao (Jin Dynasty) that both Arisaema Tuber and Pinellia Tuber have the same beneficial effect in resolving phlegm. Indeed, Pinellia Tuber is also pungent but it exclusively removes damp phlegm from the spleen and stomach. Arisaema Tuber is used for damp phlegm of the spleen and the stomach as well, and it is used to relieve symptoms which are caused by damp phlegm and phlegmatic syndrome due to wind invading the meridian. That is, palsy, paralysis, trismus, stiffness of the body, contracture of muscles and blood vessels, epilepsy induced by terror and tetanus.
Last renewal date2022/07/19
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