Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name和姜活
Formal name和羌活
Japanese nameわ(の)きょうかつ, Wa(no)kyokatsu
Vernacular namewa(no)kyokatsu
Latin nameAraliae Cordatae Radix (Non-JPS)
English nameAralia Root (Non-JPS)
Original plant nameAralia cordata Thunb., (Udo)
Family nameAraliaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification root
Production area informationJapan, Miyazaki Pref.
Collection informationJapan, Kyoto Pref., Nakajima Shoyaku
Collection date1965/09/15
TMPW No.946

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31.9110956
131.4238934
Production area information
Japan,Miyazaki Pref.
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35.0116363
135.76802939999993
Collection information
Japan,Kyoto Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name和羌活, Wa(no)kyōkatsu, Araliae Cordatae Radix (Non-JPS2022), Aralia Root (Non-JPS2022)
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Original plant nameAralia cordata Thunberg, (Udo)
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Family nameAraliaceae
Used partroot
Official compendiumNon-JPS (2022)
Clinical applicationAs an analgesic, antispasmodic and metabolic enhancer, it is applied to treat headache, arthralgia, rheumatism, partial paralysis and general pain.
Chemical constituentTerpenoids (Essential oils)
Aralia cordata (*C1):
精油/essential oil

Triterpenoid saponins
Aralia cordata (*C1):
Triterpenoid saponin

Coumarins
Angelica pubescens (*C1):
Osthol, Glabra-lactone (= Angelicone), Angelol, Bergapten

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Pharmacological effectNot exactly known.
DNA sequenceU66922, AF263372, U66923, D44555
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseCommon cold, Fever, Headache, Swelling and pain of joint, Rheumatism
Formulation
Related drugsQianghuo (Notopterygii Rhizoma), Duhuo (Araliae Cordatae Rhizoma)
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 89-91, 115-116.
RemarksIn Japan, the slender roots of Aralia cordata Thunb. of family Araliaceae are called Wakyokatsu. They are used together with Duhuo (Araliae Cordatae Rhizoma, Jap. name: Dokukatsu).
Japanese Duhuo and Wadokukatsu, Korean Duhuo, Chinese Kyugan-Dokukatsu (Jap. name) are all, as a rule, the rhizomes of Udo (Aralia cordata Thunb.) and listed in the Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs (1989). Chokyokatsu as well as Kenkyokatsu, both Japanese products, are the roots and rhizomes of Shishiudo, Angelica pubescens Maxim. of family Umbelliferae.
Last renewal date2022/07/20