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Crude drug name

Market name白芨
Formal name白芨
Japanese nameびゃっきゅう, Byakkyū
Vernacular nameBaiji
Latin nameBletillae Rhizoma (CP), Bletillae Tuber
English nameCommon Bletilla Tuber (CP)
Original plant nameBletilla striata (Thunb. ex Murray) Reichb. f., (Shiran)
Family nameOrchidaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification tuber
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Hubei Prov.
Collection informationPeople's Republic of China, Wuhan, Trade Center of Chinese drug, Wuhan
Collection date1987/11/10
CollectorTsuneo Namba, et al.
TMPW No.7767

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30.592849
114.30553899999995
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People's Republic of China,Hubei Prov.
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30.592849
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People's Republic of China,Wuhan
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Scientific information data base

Common name白芨, Baiji, Bletillae Rhizoma (CP2020), Common Bletilla Tuber (CP2020), Bletilla Tuber
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Original plant nameBletilla striata (Thunb. ex Murray) Reichenbach f., (Shiran)
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Family nameOrchidaceae
Used parttuber
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs a hemostatic, pus drainer, emollient and demulcent, it is applied for hematemesis, hemoptysis and nasal hemorrhage. It is externally used for carbuncles, incised wounds and burns. Nowadays it is marketed for industrial use, the paste for pottery manufacture, rather than for medical use.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine		Traditional
classification		Hemostatics
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Mild cold; bitter, sweet and astringent.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung, liver and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To stanch bleeding with astringent, disperse swelling and promote tissue regeneration.
[Indications] Hemoptysis, hematemesis, traumatic bleeding, sore and ulcer, swelling and toxin, chapped skin.
Chemical constituentPolysaccharides
(*C1):
Bletilla-glucomannan (D-mannose:D-glucose=3:1), 澱粉/starch

Other aromatic compounds
B. striata (*C2-C4):
Blestrin A, Blestrin B, Blestrianol A, Blestrianol B, Blestrianol C, Blesterin C, Blesterin D

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Pharmacological effectSuppression of bacteria (Gram-positive, tubercule bacillus, spore)
DNA sequenceAF263630, AF074114
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
DiseaseHematemesis, Hemoptysis, Nasal hemorrhage, Bleeding, Incised wound
FormulationFuhishomyakusankabyakukyu
Related drugsSalep Tuber: the corm of Orchis morio L. of family Orchidaceae (genus Orchis), Anacamptis pyramidalis Richard and Platanthera bifolia Richard.
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1) The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 52-53.
C2) Phytochemistry, 29, 1259 (1990).
C3) Phytochemistry, 30, 2733 (1991).
C4) Phytochemistry, 31, 3985 (1992).
RemarksBletilla ochracea Schltr. is used as Baiji in the west and north areas of Sichuan Province. Baiji has been regularly used for curing pulmonary hemorrhage since ancient times. At present, it is used regularly for curing hemoptysis by the doctors of Chinese Traditional Medicine or a folk medicine. In Japan, it was used for mucus production and lenitive as a substitute for an European crude drug, Salep Tuber, however, it is seldom used nowadays. Salep Tuber is the corm of Orchis morio L. of family Orchidaceae (genus Orchis), Anacamptis pyramidalis Richard and Platanthera bifolia Richard.
Last renewal date2021/09/28
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