Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines

524Leafflower. Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects: To clearheat and calm liver, disinhibit water and resolve toxin. TCMIndications: Cough, enteritis, dysentery, infective hepatitis, nephritiswith edema, urinary tract infection, child gan accumulation, acuteconjunctivitis nephelium, mouth sore, head sore, innominate toxinswelling. Isolated compounds: 4055, 5052, 5282, 8095, 12020, 14160,17223, 17224, 18317, 19087, 21956, 22257, 22258.T4844 Phyllostachys edulis (Poaceae); MENG ZONG ZHU; Edible Bamboo.Isolated compounds: 17229, 17230.T4845 Physalis alkekengi (Solanaceae); SUAN JIANG; Japanese-lantern.Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat and resolve toxin,disinhibit pharynx and larynx, disinhibit urine and free stool. TCMIndications: Acute tonsillitis, swelling pain in throat, laryngealinfection in children, lung heat cough, jaundice, dysentery, edema,dribbling urination, fecal stoppage, yellow-water sore, eczema,erysipelas. Isolated compounds: 4293, 17239, 17240, 17241, 17242,21372.T4846 Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii (Solanaceae); GUA JIN DENG;Franchet Groundcherry. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clearheat and resolve toxin, disinhibit urine. TCM Indications: Heat cough,throat pain, jaundice, dysentery, edema, clove sore, erysipelas. Isolatedcompounds: 12488, 17243, 17244, 17245, 17246, 21372.T4847 Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii (Solanaceae); GUA JIN DENG GEN;Franchet Groundcherry Root. Used part: root. TCM Effects: To clearheat and disinhibit water. TCM Indications: Malaria, jaundice,mounting qi. Isolated compounds: 17238.T4848 Physalis angulata (Solanaceae); KU ZHI; Cutleaf Groundcherry. Usedpart: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat, disinhibit urine, resolvetoxin, disperse swelling. TCM Indications: Common cold, lung heatcough, swelling pain in throat, gum swelling and pain, damp-heatjaundice, dysentery, edema, heat strangury, heaven-borne sore, clovesore. Isolated compounds: 17240.T4849 Physalis chenopodifolia (Solanaceae). Isolated compounds: 17232,17233, 17234, 17235, 17236.T4850 Physalis ixocarpa (Solanaceae); NIAN XING GUO SHI SUANJIANG. Isolated compounds: 11804.T4851 Physalis minima (Solanaceae); TIAN PAO ZI; Little Groundcherry.Used part: whole herb or fruit. TCM Effects: To percolate damp andkill worms. TCM Indications: Jaundice, inhibited urination, chroniccough and asthma, gan disease, scrofula, heaven-borne sore, dampsore. Isolated compounds: 7187, 22716, 22717.T4852 Physalis peruviana (Solanaceae); DENG LONG CAO; PeruvianGroundcherry. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat andmove qi, disperse swelling and relieve pain. TCM Indications:Common cold, epidemic parotitis, throat pain, cough, abdominaldistention, mounting qi, heaven-borne sore. Isolated compounds: 1563,1567, 6731, 7214, 8637, 16858, 16995, 18390, 18391.T4853 Physalis philadelphica (Solanaceae); FEI CHENG SUAN JIANG;Philadelphia Groundcherry*. Isolated compounds: 1391, 1392, 1451,1452, 1453, 1454, 1455, 1456, 3568, 5657, 5671, 5672, 10827, 11804,21834, 22705, 22715.T4854 Physalis pubescens (Solanaceae); KU ZHI; Downy Groundcherry.Used part: herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat and resolve toxin,disinhibit urine. TCM Indications: Common cold, lung heat cough,swelling pain in throat, gum swelling, damp-heat jaundice, dysentery,edema, heat strangury, heaven-borne sore, clove sore. Isolatedcompounds: 17238.T4855 Physeter catodon (Physeteridae); LONG XIAN XIANG; Ammbergris.Used part: dried secretion in intestines of sperm whales. TCM Effects:To transform phlegm and calm asthma, move qi and dissipate binds,disinhibit water and free strangury. TCM Indications: Qi counterflowwith cough and asthma, oppression in chest and qi bind, concretionconglomeration accumulation and gathering, pain in heart andabdomen, clouded spirit, strangury syndrome. Isolated compounds:21046.T4856 Physeter catodon (Physeteridae); MO XIANG JING; Cachalot.Isolated compounds: 1026.T4857 Physochlaina alaica (Solanaceae); YI PAO NANG CAO; WingedPhysochlaina*. Isolated compounds: 2218.T4858 Physochlaina infundibularis (Solanaceae); LOU DOU PAO NANGCAO; Funneled Physochlaina. Used part: root. TCM Effects: To dispelphlegm, relieve cough and calm asthma. TCM Indications: Cough andasthma with abundant phlegm. Isolated compounds: 2001.T4859 Physochlaina physaloides (Solanaceae); PAO NANG CAO; CommonPhysochlaina. Used part: root or whole herb. TCM Effects: To clearheat and resolve toxin, dispel damp and kill worms (herb), warmcenter and supplement vacuity, quiet spirit and settle asthma (root).TCM Indications: Otitis media, nasosinusitis, swelling pain in throat,swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess, headache (herb), vacuitycold diarrhea, taxation damage, cough of phlegm asthma, disquietedheart spirit (root). Isolated compounds: 4417, 15416.T4860 Physostigma venenosum (Fabaceae); DU BIAN DOU; DeadlyCalabarbean. Isolated compounds: 7379, 7380, 7381, 17253, 20369.Phytolacca acinosa = Phytolacca esculentaT4861 Phytolacca americana [Syn. Phytolacca decandra] (Phytolaccaceae);MEI SHANG LU; American Pokeweed. Used part: root. TCM Effects:See Phytolacca esculenta. TCM Indications: See Phytolacca esculenta.Isolated compounds: 266, 1034, 1035, 1036, 2322, 7368, 7370, 7374,8750, 11209, 11210, 11211, 14132, 16050, 16299, 16569, 16570,17266, 17267, 17268, 17269, 17270, 17271, 17770, 18322, 20168,22768, 22822.Phytolacca decandra = Phytolacca americanaT4862 Phytolacca dioica (Phytolaccaceae); A GEN TING SHANG LU;Ombutree Pokeberry. Isolated compounds: 16093.T4863 Phytolacca dodecandra (Phytolaccaceae); SHI ER RUI SHANG LU;Decapistil Pokeweed*. Isolated compounds: 2179, 12621, 16044.T4864 Phytolacca esculenta [Syn. Phytolacca acinosa] (Phytolaccaceae);SHANG LU; Indian Pokeweed. Equivalent plant: Phytolaccaamericana. Used part: root. TCM Effects: To expel water and disperseswelling, disinhibit urine and free stool, resolve toxin and dissipatebinds. TCM Indications: Edema distention fullness, urinary and fecalstoppage, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore. Isolatedcompounds: 471, 545, 546, 547, 548, 7025, 7368, 7369, 7370, 7371,7372, 7373, 7374, 9568, 11421, 11812.T4865 Phytolacca icosandra (Phytolaccaceae); ER SHI RUI SHANG LU;Icosandrous Pokeweed*. Isolated compounds: 19333, 19334, 19335,