Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines

536fortify spleen and quiet heart. TCM Indications: Neurasthenia,disquieted heart spirit, fright palpitation and insomnia, insomnia,pelvic inflammation, edema, scant urine with edema, phlegm-rheumdizziness, reduced food intake due to spleen vacuity, sloppy stool anddiarrhea, chronic diarrhea. Isolated compounds: 478, 617, 1112, 3140,3589, 4874, 4909, 4978, 6544, 6674, 6889, 7250, 9486, 9758, 9823,10070, 10311, 12569, 16496, 16497, 17387, 17664, 17722, 17723,17724, 17725, 17726, 17727, 17728, 21502, 22108, 22109, 22218.T5170 Porphyra sp. (Bangiaceae). Isolated compounds: 16345.T5171 Porphyra tenera (Bangiaceae); ZI CAI; Laver. Used part: thallospore.TCM Effects: To transform phlegm and soften hardness, clear heat anddisinhibit urine. TCM Indications: Goiter and tuberculosis, beriberi,edema, strangury, swelling pain in throat, cough, diarrhea. Isolatedcompounds: 3237, 6721, 8011, 12900, 12901, 13126, 15528, 16884,20998.T5172 Portulaca grandiflora (Portulacaceae); DA HUA MA CHI XIAN;Largeflower Purslane. Used part: herb. TCM Effects: To clear heatand resolve toxin, stanch bleeding and dissipate stasis. TCMIndications: Swelling pain in throat, sore and boil, eczema, painfulswelling from knocks and falls, burns and scalds, bleeding due toexternal injury. Isolated compounds: 2319, 2320, 2322, 9662, 11018,11250, 11252, 17733, 17734, 17735, 17736, 17737, 17738, 17739,17740.T5173 Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae); MA CHI XIAN; Purslane. Usedpart: aerial parts. TCM Effects: To clear heat and resolve toxin, coolblood and stanch bleeding. TCM Indications: Heat toxin blooddysentery, acute bacillary dysentery, pertussis, enteritis, appendicitis,swollen welling abscess and clove sores, eczema, erysipelas, bleeding,postpartum bleeding, hematochezia, bleeding from hemorrhoids,flooding and spotting, ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, snake or insect bites.Isolated compounds: 6558, 6559, 11250, 11252, 15708, 16074, 16075,16076, 16077, 16078.T5174 Portulaca pilosa (Portulacaceae); MAO MA CHI XIAN; PilosePurslane*. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clear heat anddisinhibit damp, resolve toxin. TCM Indications: Damp-heat dysentery,sore and boil. Isolated compounds: 11250, 11252, 17364, 17365,22624.T5175 Potamogeton lucens (Potamogetonaceae); GUANG YE YAN ZI CAI;Glabrousleaf Pondweed. Isolated compounds: 8680, 8700, 10546.T5176 Potamogeton natans (Potamogetonaceae); FU YE YAN ZI CAI;Floatingleaf Pondweed. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clearheat and resolve toxin, dispel damp and disinhibit water. TCMIndications: Red eyes with gall, swelling toxin of sore and wellingabscess, jaundice, edema, bleeding from hemorrhoids, ascariasis.Isolated compounds: 187, 5875, 5876, 7183, 7184, 10087, 11699,17742, 18815.T5177 Potamogeton pectinatus (Potamogetonaceae); BI CHI YAN ZI CAI;Fennelleaf Pondweed. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To clearheat and resolve toxin. TCM Indications: Lung heat cough, sore andboil. Isolated compounds: 7049, 7161, 8641, 10298, 12409, 14405,14408.T5178 Potamogeton perfoliatus (Potamogetonaceae); SUAN SHUI CAO;Thorowort Pondweed. Used part: whole herb. TCM Effects: To dispelwind and disinhibit damp. TCM Indications: Eczema, itchy skin.Isolated compounds: 13126, 15477, 22520.T5179 Potentilla anserina (Rosaceae); E RONG WEI LING CAI; SilverweedCinquefoil. Used part: tuberoid. TCM Effects: To supplement qi andblood, fortify spleen and stomach, engender liquid and allay thirst.TCM Indications: Blood vacuity during convalescence, ganaccumulation, edema, spleen vacuity diarrhea, wind-damp impedimentpain. Isolated compounds: 6853.T5180 Potentilla atrosanguinea (Rosaceae); AN HONG WEI LING CAI;Darksanguine Cinquefoil*. Isolated compounds: 4446.T5181 Potentilla chinensis (Rosaceae); WEI LING CAI; Chinese Cinquefoil.Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects: To cool blood andcheck dysentery, clear heat and resolve toxin. TCM Indications: Reddysentery and abdominal pain, enduring dysentery, bleedinghemorrhoids, swelling toxin of sore and welling abscess. Isolatedcompounds: 8095, 12020, 18317, 22270.T5182 Potentilla discolor (Rosaceae); FAN BAI CAO; Discolor Cinquefoil.Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects: To clear heat andresolve toxin, cool blood and stanch bleeding. TCM Indications:Cough and asthma due to lung heat, diarrhea dysentery, malaria,hacking of blood, blood ejection, bloody stool, flooding and spotting[=metrorrhagia and metrostaxis], swelling toxin of welling abscess andsore, scrofula. Isolated compounds: 13374.T5183 Potentilla griffithii var. velutina (Rosaceae); CHANG ROU MAOWEI LING CAI; Velutinous Cinquefoil. Used part: root. TCM Effects:To rectify qi and disperse food, promote contraction and stanchbleeding, clear heat and quicken blood. TCM Indications: Foodaccumulation stomachache, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, child ganaccumulation, dysentery, incessant postpartum bleeding, infant frightwind, facial paralysis. Isolated compounds: 21392.T5184 Potentilla kleiniana (Rosaceae); SHE HAN WEI LING CAI; KleinCinquefoil. Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects: To clearheat and settle fright, interrupt malaria, relieve cough and transformphlegm, quicken blood and resolve toxin. TCM Indications: Ardentfever with fright wind, malaria, lung heat cough, pertussis, dysentery,toxin swelling of sores, swelling pain in throat, wind-fire toothache,zoster, red eyes with gall, snake or insect bites, rheumatism numbness,knocks and falls, menstrual disorder, bleeding due to external injury.Isolated compounds: 759, 17750.T5185 Potentilla multifida (Rosaceae); DUO LIE WEI LING CAI;Many-cleft Cinquefoil. Used part: whole herb with root. TCM Effects:To stanch bleeding, disinhibit damp heat, kill worms. TCM Indications:Bleeding due to external injury, flooding and spotting [=metrorrhagiaand metrostaxis], hepatitis, oxyuria disease. Isolated compounds:10943, 22617.T5186 Potentilla reptans var. sericophylla (Rosaceae); JIN JIN BANG;Sericeous Cinquefoil. Used part: root. TCM Effects: To engenderliquid and allay thirst, enrich yin and remove heat. TCM Indications:Vacuity taxation with fever, vacuity asthma, febrile diseases fluiddamage, thirst with dry throat, turbid vaginal discharge. Isolatedcompounds: 18347.T5187 Potentilla spp. (Rosaceae). Isolated compounds: 16765.T5188 Potentilla viscosa (Rosaceae); NIAN WEI LING CAI; Viscose