Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines

532T5082 Polygala reinii (Polygalaceae); SHI YE CAO; Reini Milkwort*.Isolated compounds: 18603, 18604, 18605, 18606, 18607, 18608,18611, 18612.T5083 Polygala sabulosa (Polygalaceae); SHA DI YUAN ZHI; SandlandMilkwort*. Isolated compounds: 13919, 14014, 14015, 14018, 14019,14021, 17840, 17976.T5084 Polygala senega (Polygalaceae); MEI YUAN ZHI; Senega Snakeroot.Isolated compounds: 16104, 19715, 19724, 19725, 19726, 19727,19728, 19729, 20168.T5085 Polygala senega var. latifolia (Polygalaceae); KUAN YE MEI YUANZHI; Broadleaf Milkwort*. Isolated compounds: 19716, 19717, 19718,19719, 19720, 19721, 19722, 19723.T5086 Polygala sibirica (Polygalaceae); XI BO LI YA YUAN ZHI; SiberianMilkwort. Used part: root. TCM Effects: See Polygala tenuifolia.TCM Indications: See Polygala tenuifolia. Isolated compounds: 1682,1683, 12468, 17631, 19855, 19856, 19857, 19863, 19864, 19865,19866.T5087 Polygala telephioides (Polygalaceae); XIAO HUA YUAN ZHI;Smallflower Milkwort. Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects:To dispel phlegm, relieve cough, dissipate stasis, resolve toxin. TCMIndications: Cough, cough with inhibited phlegm, knocks and falls,menstrual disorder, swelling toxin of welling abscess and sore,poisonous snake bites. Isolated compounds: 20907, 20908, 20909.T5088 Polygala tenuifolia (Polygalaceae); YUAN ZHI; Thinleaf Milkwort.Equivalent plant: Polygala sibirica. Used part: root. TCM Effects: Toquiet heart and spirit, dispel phlegm and open orifices, resolve toxinand disperse swelling. TCM Indications: Pharyngitis, disquieted heartspirit, fright palpitation and insomnia, amnesia, fright epilepsy, coughwith profuse phlegm, effusion of back from welling abscess and flatabscess, painful swollen breast. Isolated compounds: 402, 3156, 3158,5842, 6011, 6165, 6299, 8743, 9234, 10045, 10756, 10804, 14320,15752, 16103, 16104, 16105, 16108, 16874, 16968, 17632, 17633,17634, 17635, 17636, 20939, 20940, 20941, 20942, 20943, 20944,20945, 20955, 20956, 20957, 20958, 20959, 20960, 20961, 20962,21902.T5089 Polygala vulgaris (Polygalaceae); PU TONG YUAN ZHI; CommonMilkwort*. Isolated compounds: 3573, 6164, 6213, 19916.T5090 Polygala wattersii (Polygalaceae); CHANG MAO ZI YUAN ZHI;Longhair Milkwort. Used part: root or leaf. TCM Effects: To resolvetoxin, dissipate stasis. TCM Indications: Mammary welling abscess,innominate toxin swelling, knocks and falls. Isolated compounds:22639, 22640, 22641, 22642, 22643, 22644, 22645, 22646, 22647,22648.T5091 Polygonatum cyrtonema [Syn. Polygonatum multiflorum] (Liliaceae);DUO HUA HUANG JING; Manyflower Solomonseal. Used part:rhizome. TCM Effects: See Polygonatum sibiricum. TCM Indications:See Polygonatum sibiricum. Isolated compounds: 2057, 5350, 5351,9620.T5092 Polygonatum kingianum (Liliaceae); DIAN HUANG JING; KingSolomonseal. Used part: rhizome. TCM Effects: See Polygonatumsibiricum. TCM Indications: See Polygonatum sibiricum. Isolatedcompounds: 7413, 11544, 12228.Polygonatum multiflorum = Polygonatum cyrtonemaT5093 Polygonatum odoratum [Syn. Polygonatum officinale] (Liliaceae); YUZHU; Fragrant Solomonseal. Equivalent plant: Polygonatum prattii.Used part: rhizome. TCM Effects: To nourish yin and moisten dryness,engender liquid and allay thirst. TCM Indications: Lung stomach yindamage, dry cough, dry throat, diabetes mellitus due to internal heat.Isolated compounds: 2057, 4005, 10134, 17624, 17625, 17626, 17627,22650.Polygonatum officinale = Polygonatum odoratumT5094 Polygonatum prattii (Liliaceae); KANG DING YU ZHU; PrattSolomonseal. Used part: rhizome. TCM Effects: See Polygonatumodoratum. TCM Indications: See Polygonatum odoratum. Isolatedcompounds: 17768.T5095 Polygonatum sibiricum (Liliaceae); HUANG JING; SiberianSolomonseal. Equivalent plant: Polygonatum kingianum, Polygonatumcyrtonema. Used part: rhizome. TCM Effects: To nourish yin andmoisten lung, supplement spleen and boost qi, enrich kidney andreplenish essence. TCM Indications: Yin vacuity taxation cough, lungheat dry cough, fatigue hypodynamia due to spleen vacuity, reducedfood intake with dry mouth, diabetes mellitus, limp aching lumbus andknees due to kidney yin vacuity, impotence and emission, tinnitus anddim vision, premature graying in beard and hair, vacuity and markedemaciation, wind lai lichen. Isolated compounds: 5896, 13507, 15450,17676, 17677, 17678, 17679, 17680, 17681.T5096 Polygonatum zanlanscianense (Liliaceae); HU BEI HUANG JING;Hubei Landpick. Isolated compounds: 6437, 8968, 10374, 11555,11556, 16670, 17643, 17644, 17645, 17646, 17654.T5097 Polygonum amphibium (Polygonaceae); LIANG QI LIAO;Amphibious Knotweed. Used part: herb. TCM Effects: To clear heatand disinhibit damp, resolve toxin. TCM Indications: Edema in lowerlimb, dysentery, hematuria, tidal fever, vacuity and profuse sweating,clove sore, innominate toxin swelling. Isolated compounds: 2039.T5098 Polygonum aviculare (Polygonaceae); BIAN XU; Common Knotgrass.Used part: dried aerial parts. TCM Effects: To disinhibit urine and freestrangury, kill worms, relieve itch. TCM Indications: Urethritis,lithiasis, chyluria, dysentery, parotitis, heat strangury, short voidings ofreddish urine, dripping with inhibited pain, eczema, pudendal itch,vaginal discharge, ascariasis. Isolated compounds: 2039, 2040, 2887,3551, 8095, 15181, 18317, 18411, 18680, 19542.T5099 Polygonum bistorta (Polygonaceae); QUAN SHEN; Bistort. Used part:rhizome. TCM Effects: To clear heat and resolve toxin, disperseswelling, stanch bleeding. TCM Indications: Red dysentery, heatdiarrhea, lung heat cough, swollen welling abscess, scrofula, mouthsore, tongue sores, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding,bleeding from hemorrhoids, poisonous snake bite. Isolated compounds:5519, 6853, 8095, 8109.T5100 Polygonum chinense (Polygonaceae); HUO TAN MU CAO; ChineseKnotweed. Used part: herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat and disinhibitdamp, cool blood and resolve toxin, calm liver and brighten eyes,soothe sinews and quicken blood. TCM Indications: Diarrhea,dysentery, swelling pain in throat, diphtheria, lung heat cough,pertussis, hepatitis, vaginal discharge, swollen welling abscess, otitismedia, eczema, dizziness and tinnitus, corneal nephelium, knocks andfalls. Isolated compounds: 12062, 19794.