Cornus Fruit
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Market name：山茱萸 Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：4661 |
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Plant name：Cornus officinalis Photo location：Wakayama Pref., Japan Photo date：1994 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | Dogwood Fruit |
| Latin name | Corni Fructus |
| Botanical source: Family name | Cornaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Cornus officinalis Siebold et Zuccarini (IPNI:271629-1) |
| Part used | Dried fruit |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is red in color. It has a thick flesh and the seed is well removed. (TN). |
| Constituents | Other aliphatic and related compounds: Malic acid, Tartaric acid, Organic acid Monoterpenoids: Loganin, Sweroside, Morroniside; Iridoids: Cornin Hydrolyzable tannins & related compounds: Gallic acid; Trapain |
| Pharmacological effects | Diuresis, decrease in the blood pressure, antibacterial (Staphylococcus aureus, cutaneous fungus), antihistamine, antiacetylcholine, suppression of automatic movement of small intestine. |
| Indications | As a tonic and astringent, it is applied to strengthen kidney and used in the treatment of night sweat, frequent urination, pain in the lower back and knee, and interminal menstruation. |
| Diseases | Heaviness and powerlessness in lumber and knee, Vertigo, Lightheadedness, Spermatorrhea, Frequent urination, Incontinence of urine, Irregular vaginal bleeding, Hypermenorrhea, Hyperhidrosis, Night sweats |
| Formulas | kogikujiogan , goshajinkigan , chibakujiogan , hachimijiogan , mibakujiogan , rokumigan |
| Meridian tropism | Liver, Kidney |
| Property | Slightly warm |
| Flavor | Sour, Astringent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Middle |
| TCM: Classification | Astringents and hemostatis |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To replenish the liver and kidney, restrain seminal discharge and relieve collapse. Used for dizziness, tinnitus, soreness in the loins and knees, impotence, seminal emission, enuresis, frequency of urination, excessive uterine bleeding and leukorrhea, collapse with profuse sweating and diabetes. |
| 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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