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Hemp Fruit
Hemp Fruit
麻子仁
Market name:麻子仁
Photo location:Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med.
TMPW No.:2093
Cannabis  sativa var. indica
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
Gene Region
Nuclear Chloroplast Mitochondria
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
Cannabis sativa Linné (IPNI:306087-2)
rps4
 EU002301
psbB-psbT-psbN-psbH
  EU002390
rpoC2
  EU002481
trnK-psbA
  DQ004501
 DQ004502
 DQ004503
 DQ004504
 DQ004505
 

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