Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 弟切草 |
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| Formal name | 弟切草 | |
| Japanese name | おとぎりそう, Otogirisō | |
| Vernacular name | Otogirisō | |
| Latin name | Hyperici Erecti Herba | |
| Original plant name | Hypericum erectum Thunb., (Otogirisō) | |
| Family name | Clusiaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | whole plant |
| Collection information | Japan, Osaka Pref. , Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1988/09/22 | |
| Identifier | Katsuko Komatsu | |
| TMPW No. | 9843 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Common name | 弟切草, Otogirisō, Hyperici Erecti Herba | |||||
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| Synonyms | 小連翹 | |||||
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| Original plant name | Hypericum erectum Thunberg, (Otogiriso) | |||||
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| Family name | Clusiaceae | |||||
| Used part | whole plant of the flowering season | |||||
| Clinical application | The decoction is used externally as a hemostatic, astringent, and gargling agent. The juice of fresh leaves and stems is applied externally to wounds, contusions and hemorrhoids. Other uses include decoction of dried flowers for jaundice and edema. | |||||
| Medical system | Folk medicine | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Sesquiterpenoids H. perforatum (*C1): Gurjunen Anthraquinones H. erectum, H. perforatum セイヨウオトギリソウ/St. John's Wort (*C1): Hypericin H. perforatum (*C1): Hyperico-dehydrodianthron, Protohypericin, Pseudohypericin Flavones & Flavonols H. perforatum (*C1): Quercetin, Hyperin (Quercetin-3-D-galactoside) | |||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Monoamine oxidase inhibitor, respiratory inhibitory activity in mitochondria, inhibition of protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation, inhibition of retrovirus replication, photosensitization (hypericin). | |||||
| DNA sequence | AF206934 | |||||
| Disease | Incised wound, Contusion, Bleeding, Hemorrhoid | |||||
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| Related drugs | St. John's Wort | |||||
| References | C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. Ⅱ, pp 8-9. | |||||
| Remarks | Hypericin causes dermatitis. Therefore, the fresh juice of Otogiriso should not be taken. In Tokushima Prefecture, Japan, the dried whole plant is shredded and soaked in liquor. It is used as preventive medicine for palsy, rheumatism, and neuralgia. The congener St. John's Wort is the aerial part of "Seiyō-Otogirisō", which is used internally for menopausal depression and neurologic excitement, and externally for incisure, neuralgia and burn injury in Europe. In Japan, "Otogirisō" is distributed as a health food, which is said to be good for relieving stress. Recently, it is known that taking medicine which includes "Otogirisō" induces CYP3A4 and CYP1A2, the subtype of drug-metabolizing enzyme cytochrome P450. It arises caution about the drug interactions (decreased benefits) between "Otogirisō" and other medicines. The following medications should be avoided: HIV protease inhibitor (Indinavir, Saquinavir, Ritonavir, Nelfinavir), HIV reverse transcriptase inhibitor (Efavirenz, Nevirapine), Warfarin, Digoxin, Theophylline, Cyclosporin, anticonvulsants (Carbamazepine, Phenytoin, Phenobarbital), oral contraceptive, and Fluvoxamin maleate. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2022/02/04 | |||||
