Acorus Gramineus Rhizome
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TMPW No.：7179 |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Acori Graminei Rhizoma |
| Botanical source: Family name | Araceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | - Acorus gramineus Aiton (IPNI:84019-1) - Acorus tatarinowii Schott (IPNI:84028-1) |
| Part used | Rhizome |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Unknown |
| Constituents | Phenylpropanoids: β-Asarone |
| Pharmacological effects | Antibacterial (cutaneous fungus), sedation (Asarone). |
| Indications | As a tranquilizer, painkiller, stomachic and anthelmintic, it is applied to treat tinnitus, talk in delirium, headache, and carbuncle. |
| Diseases | Disturbance of consciousness, Headache, Insomnia, Frenzy, Amnesia, Deafness, Ear buzzing, Epilepsy, Anorexia, Full stomach, Abdominal pain, Diarrhea |
| Formulas | Rarely used in formula. |
| Meridian tropism | Heart, Liver |
| Property | Warm |
| Flavor | Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Stimulants |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To eliminate damp and phlegm, to improve appetite, and to restore consciousness and benefit the mentality.: For a stuffiness sensation in the epigastrium with anorexia, severe case of dysentery with total loss of appetite, impairment of consciousness in epilepsy, forgetfulness and impaired hearing. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese standards for non-pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2018. |
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