Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Boehmeriae Niveae

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

저마근(苧麻根)

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Boehmeria nivea Hook. et Arn.; Boehmeria nivea Bl.

Pron. in Cantonese:

粵音﹕

cyu5 maa4 gan1

Other Names:

別名﹕

ye zhu ma 野苧麻,  ye zhu ma gen 野 苧麻根,  yin ma gen 银麻根,  zhu gen 苧根,  zhu ma tou 苧麻頭,  bai ma gen 白麻根,  yuan ma gen 圆麻根,  shan zhu gen 山 苧根 .

Common Name:

英文名﹕

China grass, ramie

Distribution:

產地﹕

mainly produced in Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Anhui.

主產浙江、江蘇、安徽。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

bitter and sweet, slippery, cool and non-toxic

味苦，甘，滑，冷，無毒。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

人手、足太陰經。

藥理﹕

Chlorogenic acid possesses anticancer property.

綠原酸 藥理作用：具有抗致癌物質活性作

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Root is being used as diuretics and heat expeller, fetus protection herb. Roots and leaves are used in  treatment of gonorrhea,  infections of urinary tract, bleeding of the urinary tract due to infection, blood in stool, inflammation of  the anus, prolapse of the rectum, inflammation of the uterus, and vagina yeast infection, foetal movement , bleeding .

Root also can be used as external application as paste or as material for tea.

效用：利尿解热，安胎。

主治﹕

根用於利尿，驅熱，安胎。根亦可捣碎作外敷，也克泡茶用。

根與葉用於 淋病，消渴，尿 道 感 染 ， 感 染 之 尿 血 ，肛 門 發 炎， 脫 肛 ，子 宮 炎 ，白 帶   ，怀孕胎動腹痛，下血。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Chlorogenic acid. emodin,

綠原酸，大黄素

Dosage:

用量﹕

Taken internally: fresh root, 10~30 grams.

External application: use appropriate amount.

鮮 藥 ﹕ 10-30克。

外用適量。

Samples of formulae

:處方舉例﹕

gu shen an tai yin 固腎安胎飲

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕