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Flower Bud of Lilac Daphne; Lilac Daphne Flower Bud

Flower Bud of Lilac Daphne; Lilac Daphne Flower Bud. Class: Drastic Purgatives. Properties: Bitter; Pungent; Warm; Toxic. Meridians: Lung; Spleen; Kidney

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Yuan Hua
中文名 (Chinese)
芫花
Latin Name
Genkwa Flos; Flos Genkwa
English Name
Flower Bud of Lilac Daphne; Lilac Daphne Flower Bud
Alias Names
去水赤芫败花毒鱼杜芫头痛花闷头花老鼠花闹鱼花棉花条大米花芫条花地棉花九龙花芫花条癞头花南芫花毒老鼠花紫金花
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Pungent; Warm; Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Spleen; Kidney
Part Used
Bud
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Drastic Purgatives
功效分类 (CN)
通水药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to transform water and stop cough; 2. to resolve phlegm and stop cough; 3. to kill worms
Indication (主治)
Edema, ascites, hydrothorax, cough with profuse phlegm, chronic bronchitis, malaria, scalp infection, infection of skin, tinea capitis, neurodermatitis, induce abortion, toothache.
Toxicity
Toxic
Clinical Manifestations
1. diuretic. oral use of its decoction increases urinary volume by 7-13% in rats within 5 hours.2. its diuretic effect is decreased and its toxicity increased when it is used together with radix euphorbiae pekinensis and radix glycyrrhizae.3. its alcoholi
🔗 External References
SymMap
472
TCMID
7504
TCMSP
472
TCM-ID
2378
0
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
1
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 36240609
Daphne genkwa flower extract promotes the neuroprotective effects of microglia
Phytomedicine · 2022