Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 登呂根 |
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| Formal name | 登呂根 | |
| Japanese name | とろこん, Torokon | |
| Vernacular name | Torokon | |
| Latin name | Physalitis Rhizoma et Radix (CP) | |
| English name | Ground Cherry Root (CP) | |
| Original plant name | Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Masters) Makino, (Hōzuki) | |
| Family name | Solanaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | root + rhizome |
| Production area information | Japan, Gifu Pref. | |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1977/11/04 | |
| TMPW No. | 823 | |
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35.3912272
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Production area information
Japan,Gifu Pref.
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Collection information
Japan,Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 登呂根, Physalitis Rhizoma et Radix, Franchet Groundcherry Root | |||||
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| Original plant name | Physalis alkekengi L. var. franchetii (Masters) Makino, (Hōzuki) | |||||
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| Family name | Solanaceae | |||||
| Used part | rhizome and root | |||||
| Clinical application | It is used as an antitussive, antipyretic, and diuretic agent in folk medicine. In the past, a decoction of the root was used as an abortifacient. In folk practice, decoctions prepared from the dried roots and leaves are used for the treatment of common cold, insufficient lactation, and hernia. The carbonized preparation of immature fruits is used for whooping cough. | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Steroids (*C1): Physalin A, Physalin B, Physalin C Tropane alkaloids (*C1): 3-alpha-Tigloyloxytropane | |||||
| Chemical structure |   
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| Pharmacological effect | Stimulation of uterus peristalsis. | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF244711, U08617 | |||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | |||||
| Disease | Cough, Fever, Common cold, Sore throat | |||||
| Formulation | not used in formula | |||||
| Related drugs | "Kushoku", the whole plant of Physalis angulata L. | |||||
| References | C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 179-180. | |||||
| Remarks | "Kushoku", distributed in Taiwanese market, is the whole plant of Physalis angulata L. (Jap. name: Sennarihōzuki) | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/28 | |||||
