Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Rhizoma Kaempferiae galangae |
Latin Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Kaempferia galanga Linn |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | banukon (蕃鬱金) |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | saa1 goeng1 (sha jiang 沙薑.), fan yu jin 蕃鬱金 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | shan nai 山奈.﹐san nai 三奈 ﹐san nai zi 三奈子﹐sha jiang 沙薑.。 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Resurrection lily |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Southeast Asia and southern parts of China. 分佈東南亞與華南各地。 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | acrid, warm. 味辛，性溫。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | stomach 胃經。 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | The active ingredient kaempferol: - antibiotic effect: inhibits Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Lactobacillus sp
- inhibits aldose reductase of eyes thus helps the treatment of the cataract of diabetic patients.
- arrest cough; for treatment of bronchitis
- antimutagenic properties:at concentration of 1×10-4mol/L, it inhibits the production of lymphatic cells.
山奈酚具有： - 抗菌：對黃色葡萄球菌及綠膿杆菌，傷寒杆菌，痢疾杆菌均有抑制作用。
- 止咳：治療支氣管炎。
- 抑酶：抑制眼醛糖還原酶，有利於糖尿病白內障的治療。
- 具有誘變劑活性，當濃度為1×10-4mol/L時，可抑制淋巴細胞增殖。
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Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | chest and abdomen paint, dysentery, tooth cavity and ache. Also use as spice in cooking. Today it is being used in anti cancer, antipregnancy, anti epilepsy, anti inflammation, anti spasm, anti ulcer, promoting bile secretion, as diuretics, arresting cough. 心腹冷痛 ， 寒濕霍亂 ， 風蟲牙痛 。 亦作料理香料。 現用於抗癌，抑制生育，抗癲癇，抗炎，作抗氧化劑，解痙，抗潰瘍，利膽利尿劑，止咳。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | The rhizome is also reported to display cytotoxic properties. (Chem. Pharm. Bull., 33, 3565, 1985). In the rhizomes of a related species, K. rotunda, a number of "cyclohexane diepoxides" (diepoxides of cyclohexa-1,3-diene) were found (Phytochemistry, 43, 305, 1996)| 2.5 to 4% essential oil: | 揮 發 油 2.5 ~ 4%: | | ethyl cinnamate (25%) | 桂 皮 酸 乙 酯 | | ethyl-p-methoxycinnamate (30%) | 對 甲 氧 基 桂 皮 酸 乙 酯 | | p-methoxycinnamic acid | 對甲氧基肉桂酸 | | 3-carene-5-one | 烯 - 3 - 5 - 1 | | Borneol | 龍腦 | | Camphene | 莰 烯 | | Carene-3 | 烯 - 3 | | p-methoxystyrene | 對 甲 氧 基 蘇 合 香 烯 | | Kaempferol | 山 奈 酚 | | Kaempferide | 山 奈 素 | | | |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | 10 to 20 g. Concentrated extract: 0.5 to 2 g. 10∼20克；濃縮中藥：0.5∼2克。 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | anti-fungal activity |
Cautions: 禁忌﹕ | Not to use in case of yinxu (yin deficient) with chronic infection in stomach. 陰虛 胃有鬱火忌服。 |