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lai fu 萊菔                (in English and Chinese 中英文)

Translated and edited by: Joe Hing kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Raphani sativi

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學名﹕

Raphanus sativus L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

daikon (大根)

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

 

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

loi4 fuk6;  loi4 baak6

Other Names:

別名﹕

lu 蘆,luo fu 蘿蔔,zi hua song 紫花菘,wen song 溫菘,tu su 土酥,wen song 温松,qin song 秦松,zi hua song 紫花松。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

daikon

Distribution:

產地﹕

Most part of China.

全中國之大部份地區。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

辛,甘,温,平,無毒。

acrid, sweet, warm, neutral, nontoxic.

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

alcohol extract possesses antibiotic property, especially toward Gram positive bacteria; but in serum, the viability is only 50%. There is another report that the juice of the radix of this plant can prevent the forming of gall  stones and being used in gall stone disease.

 醇提取物有抗菌作用,特別是對革蘭氏陽性細菌較敏感;有血清時,活力降低一半; 亦能抗真菌。另據報告,根搗碎後,榨取之汁液,可防止膽石形成而應用於膽石症。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

expelling phlegm,  diabetes, atrophic lung disease with vomiting blood, 去痰,消渴,治肺痿吐血。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Radish (Raphanus sativus), Fresh, raw,
Nutrition Value per 100 g,
(Source: USDA National Nutrient data base)

Principle 養份 Nutrient Value 营養價值 Percentage of RDA每天所須之%
Energy 热量 16 Kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 碳水化合物 3.40 g 3%
Protein 蛋白質 0.68 g 1%
Total Fat 脂肪總量 0.10 g <1%
Cholesterol 膽固醇 0 mg 0%
Dietary Fiber 食用籤維 1.6 g 4%
Vitamins 維生素    
Folates 葉酸鹽 25 mcg 6%
Niacin 菸酸 0.254 mg 1.5%
Pyridoxine 維生素 B6 0.071 mg 5.5%
Riboflavin 核黃素 0.039 mg 3%
Vitamin A 維生素A 7 IU <1%
Vitamin C 維生素C 14.8 mg 25%
Vitamin E 維生素E 0 mg 9%
Vitamin K  維生素K 1.3 mcg 1%
Electrolytes 解質    
Sodium 39 mg 2.5%
Potassium 233 mg 5%
Minerals 礦物質    
Calcium 25 mg 2.5%
Copper 0.050 mg 5%
Iron 0.34mg 4%
Magnesium 10 mg 2.5%
Manganese 0.069 mg 2.5%
Zinc   0.28 mg 2%
Phyto-nutrients 植物营養    
Carotene-ß 胡蘿蔔素 4 mcg --
Carotene-α 胡蘿蔔素-α 0 mcg --
Lutein-zeaxanthin 葉黃素-玉蜀黍黄素 10 mcg --


 

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

15 g to 40 g

15 ~ 40 克。

Samples of formulae:[1]

處方舉例﹕[1]

For atrophic lung disease with vomiting blood: use lai fu with goat meat or carp to make soup. Take frequently.

Constipation: stir fry one cup of lai fu. Add water and blend into paste. Add zao jia 7.5 g (make into powder). Take orally.

肺痿咳血。用蘿蔔和羊肉或鯽魚煮熟,頻食之。

便秘:用蘿蔔切碎。炒一合,加水搗爛,和皂 夾末7.5 克。服之可通。

 

Modern Research:

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Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Do not use with he shou wu or di huang. 【2】

Using the acid substance of lai fu of 3g/kg for hypodermic injection or 2g/kg for abdominal cavity injection to mice did not show toxicity. Using 1g/kg for hypodermic injection on rabbits only showed mild, temporary toxic reaction.

萊菔根中的酸性物質對小鼠皮下注射3克/公斤或腹腔注射2克/公斤,皆無 毒性,對兔皮下注射1克/公斤僅有輕微,短暫之毒性反應。

何 首烏地 黃者不可食。【2】

[1] Ben Cao Gang Mu 本草綱目

[2] Ben Cao Bei Yao 本草備要,卷五。

 

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