Psoralea Corylifolia Fruit
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TMPW No.：13658 |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Psoraleae Semen |
| Botanical source: Family name | Leguminosae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Psoralea corylifolia Linné (IPNI:516049-1) |
| Part used | Ripe seed |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | More blackish and aromatic one is preferable (NI). |
| Constituents | Flavanones & Dihydroflavonols: Bavachin, Bavachinin, Isobavachin Chalcones, Dihydrochalcones & Aurones: Isobavachalcone Coumarins: Psoralen, Angelicin, Psoralidin (pericarp) Other aromatic compounds: Bakuchiol Other: Resin, Essential oil |
| Pharmacological effects | Unknown, but it is said to be useful in treating night blindness (ethanol extract of its powder) and leukoderma. |
| Indications | Being aphrodisiac, it is used in the treatment of impotence, diarrhea, enuresis, frequent micturition, and pain of waist and knee by cold. |
| Diseases | Impotence, Spermatorrhea, Frequent urination, Lower back pain, Chill, Diarrhea |
| Formulas | |
| Meridian tropism | Spleen, Kidney |
| Property | Extremely warm |
| Flavor | Sweet, Bitter |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | |
| TCM: Classification | Yang tonics |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To warm the kidney and assist yang, absorb qi to relieve panting, warm the spleen to check diarrhea; Topically disperse wind and resolve macule. For deficiency of kidney yang, impotence and seminal emission, enuresis and frequent urination., cold pain in the lower back and knees, pant[ng caused by kidney deficiency, diarrhea before dawn; Topically vitiligo and alopecia. |
| Remarks | |
| References | NI: N. Isshiki, Methods of Quality Evaluation and Preparation of Wakan-yaku, Tohodo Shoten, Tokyo, 1987. |
