Panax Japonicus Rhizome
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Market name：竹節人参 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：102 |
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Plant name：Panax japonicus Photo location：Toyama Pref., Japan Photo date：2009 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | Panax Rhizome |
| Latin name | Panacis Japonici Rhizoma |
| Botanical source: Family name | Araliaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Panax japonicus C.A.Meyer (IPNI:91487-1) |
| Part used | Root, after being treated with hot water |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is enlarged. (TN) |
| Constituents | Triterpenoid saponins: Saponin glycosides of about 5%: Chikusetsusaponin I, Chikusetsusaponin Ia, Chikusetsusaponin Ib, Chikusetsusaponin III, Chikusetsusaponin IV, Chikusetsusaponin IV a, Chikusetsusaponin V |
| Pharmacological effects | Sedative, spasmolytic, antifebrile, antitussive, expectorant, enhanced automovement of intestinal motility, suppression of stress ulcer (chikusetsusaponin II). Cholinominetic, histamine release action, and suppression of peptic ulcer (non-saponin fraction, chikusetsusaponin V). |
| Indications | It is used as stomachic, antifebrile and expectorant. Though the invigoration of metabolism is weaker than that of ginseng, it has stronger effects in stomachic, antifebrile and expectorant. |
| Diseases | Dyspepsia, Anorexia, Chronic gastritis, Common cold, Acute bronchitis, Chronic bronchitis, Cough, Expectoration of sputum |
| Formulas | saikatsutokasenkyushin'i , mokuboito |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Spleen |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Sweet, Slightly bitter |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for invigorating blood circulation |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To strengthen the constitution, to eliminate blood stasis and relieve pain, to arrest bleeding, and to promote expectoration.: For general weakness after disease, consumptive cough with hemoptysis, cough with profuse sputum, traumatic injuries. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References | TN: T. Namba & Y. Tsuda ed., Outline of Pharmacognosy, a Textbook, 3rd ed., Nankodo Co., Ltd., Tokyo, 1998. |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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