Lithospermum Root
Synonym | |
Latin name | Lithospermi Radix |
Botanical source: Family name | Boraginaceae |
Botanical source: Plant name | Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zuccarini (IPNI:118039-1) |
Part used | Root |
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Diseases | |
Formulas | shiunko , shikonboreito |
Meridian tropism | |
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Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
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Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
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