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🌿 Herb

Rhizome of Airpotato Yam

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🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Huang Yao Zi
中文名 (Chinese)
黄药子
Latin Name
Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae
English Name
Rhizome of Airpotato Yam
Alias Names
黄药; 黄药根; 苦药子; 山慈姑; 金线吊虾蟆; 红药子; 黄独根; 苦卡拉; 蓑衣包; 黄狗子; 猴姜七; 毛卵砣; 金线吊葫芦; 金线吊蛋; 黄金山药; 薯瓜乳藤; 铁秤砣; 狗嗽; 土芋
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Cold; Slightly Toxic
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Liver
Part Used
Tuber
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Phlegresolving Medicine
功效分类 (CN)
化痰药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove phlegm, disperse the lumps, detoxify and relieve swelling.
Indication (主治)
Goiter and tuberculosis, throat impediment, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, poisonous snake bite, carcinoma, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hemoptysis, pertussis, lung heat cough.
Clinical Manifestations
1. inhibiting the growth of leukemia615, sarcoma180 and cervial carcinoma14 in mice. 2. relieving iodine deficiency and goiter in experimental animals.
🔗 External References
SymMap
TCMID
4200
TCMSP
189
TCM-ID
999
🔍 Raw view — every non-empty column on this row (31 fields)
name
Rhizome of Airpotato Yam
chinese name
黄药子
pinyin name
Huang Yao Zi
latin name
Rhizoma Dioscoreae Bulbiferae
english name
Rhizome of Airpotato Yam
properties english
Bitter; Cold; Slightly Toxic
meridians english
Lung; Liver
use part
Tuber
symmap herb id
189
tcmid id
4200
tcmsp id
189
herb id str
HERB002591
function text
To remove phlegm, disperse the lumps, detoxify and relieve swelling.
indication
Goiter and tuberculosis, throat impediment, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore, poisonous snake bite, carcinoma, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hemoptysis, pertussis, lung heat cough.
clinical manifestations
1. inhibiting the growth of leukemia615, sarcoma180 and cervial carcinoma14 in mice. 2. relieving iodine deficiency and goiter in experimental animals.
therapeutic en class
Phlegresolving Medicine
therapeutic cn class
化痰药
tcm id id
999
alias name
黄药; 黄药根; 苦药子; 山慈姑; 金线吊虾蟆; 红药子; 黄独根; 苦卡拉; 蓑衣包; 黄狗子; 猴姜七; 毛卵砣; 金线吊葫芦; 金线吊蛋; 黄金山药; 薯瓜乳藤; 铁秤砣; 狗嗽; 土芋
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