Hemp Fruit
Market name:麻子仁 Photo location:Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.:2093 |
Plant name:Cannabis sativa var. indica Photo location:Nepal Photo date:1999 Photographer:K. Komatsu |
Synonym | |
Latin name | Cannabidis Fructus |
Botanical source: Family name | Moraceae |
Botanical source: Plant name | Cannabis sativa Linné (IPNI:306087-2) |
Part used | Dried ripe kernel |
Empirical criteria for quality selection | Not known |
Constituents | Lipids: Terpenoids (Essential oils): Cannabinoids: C. sativa var. indica (glandular hair of the leaf): Cannabidiol, Tetrahydrocannabinol Vitamin E (Tocopherols): Peptide: |
Pharmacological effects | Aperient, decrease in blood sugar (alcohol extract). |
Indications | As a mild laxative, it is applied to treat the eldery, child and pregnant women who exhaust their physical strength, and the ones who obstinate constipation after severe illness. It is also used as antitussive and moisturizer. |
Diseases | Constipation, Habitual constipation |
Formulas | shakanzoto , junchoto , mashiningan |
Meridian tropism | Spleen, Stomach, Large intestine |
Property | Neutral |
Flavor | Sweet |
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Superior |
TCM: Classification | Purgatives |
TCM: Medicinal effects | To cause laxation. Used for constipation due to deficiency of blood and intestinal fluid. |
Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
References |
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 | |
AB035795
AB035796 AB035797 AB035798 EF547125 EF552430 AB036243 AB036244 AJ390367 AB036245 AB036246 AB036247 AB036248 AB036249 AB036250 AB036251 AB036252 AB036253 AB036254 AB036255 AB036256 AB036257 AB036258 AB036259 AB036260 AB036261 AB036262 AB036263 AB036264 AB036265 AB036266 AB036267 AB036268 AB036269 AB036270 AB036271 AY958387 AY958388 AY958389 AY958390 AY958391 AY958392 AY958393 AY958394 AY958395 AY958396 AF501598 |
DQ004552 DQ004553 DQ004544 DQ004545 DQ004546 DQ004547 DQ004548 DQ004549 DQ004550 DQ004551 DQ004506 DQ004507 DQ004508 DQ004509 DQ004510 DQ004511 DQ004512 DQ004513 DQ004514 DQ004515 DQ004516 DQ004517 DQ004518 DQ004519 DQ004520 DQ004521 DQ004522 DQ004523 DQ004524 DQ004525 DQ004526 DQ004527 DQ004528 DQ004529 DQ004530 DQ004531 DQ004532 DQ004533 DQ004534 |