Pharmaceutical name:

Herba Ardisiae Japonicae

Latin botanical name:

學名﹕

Ardisia japonica (Hornst.) Blume

Pron. in Japanese:

Pron. in Korean:

Pron. in Cantonese:

Other Names:別名﹕

ping di mu 平地木, lao hu da 老勿大, bu chu lin 不出林, ye di zhu 葉底珠, zhi jin niu 紫金牛 (original name)

Common Name:

常用英文名﹕

Japanese Ardisia Herb

Distribution:

產地﹕

provinces south of Yangzi River.

產于長江流域以南各省。

Properties (characteristics):性味:

acrid, slightly bitter, neutral

辛、微苦，平。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 歸經﹕

lung, liver

肺，肝经。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

1. expels phlegm and inhibits coughing. For cold or hot kind of cough with abundance of phlegm. Can be used by itself or combining with other herbs for making decoction.

2. invigorating blood and getting rid of stasis. For pain due to menses not flowing, rheumatoid arthritis, pain and swelling due to bruises.

3. for infection type of jaundice, difficulty in urination.

1. 祛痰止咳：用治咳喘痰多，肺寒，肺熱均可用。 可以單獨應用或配伍其它藥物作煎劑。，亦作片劑使用。

2. 
   活血祛瘀：用于血滞經閉腹痛，風濕痹痛，跌打損傷，瘀血腫痛。

3. 
   利水渗濕：治濕熱黄疸，水腫，小便不利。

Medical function:

藥理作用﹕

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

1. 紫金牛酚Ⅰ、Ⅱ（ardisinol Ⅰ,Ⅱ），

2. 紫金牛素（ardisin）、

3. 岩石菜内酯（dergenin）、

4. 信筒子醌（embelin）、

5. 酸金牛醌（rapanone）

6. 槲皮甙 (quercitrin)、

7. 揮發油 (evaporating oil)

Dosage:

用量:

15～30g。

Cautions:

禁忌:

large dosage can be toxic to the kidneys

大劑量可能對腎臟有毒。