Encyclopedia of Traditional Chinese Medicines

362Isolated compounds: 3467.T0396 Ambrosia ambrosioids (Asteraceae); PU TONG TUN CAO; Ragweed.Isolated compounds: 4624.T0397 Ambrosia artemisiaefolium) (Asteraceae); MEI ZHOU TUN CAO;American Ragweed*. Isolated compounds: 1028.T0398 Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae); TUN CAO; Common Ragweed.Used part: herb. TCM Effects: To kill snails. Isolated compounds:4624, 4625, 18081, 18082, 18083, 21328.T0399 Ambrosia chamissonis (Asteraceae); CHA MI SEN TUN CAO;Chamisson Ragweed. Isolated compounds: 7030.T0400 Ambrosia confertiflora (Asteraceae); MI HUA TUN CAO;Denseflower Ragweed*. Isolated compounds: 3972, 19308, 20664.T0401 Ambrosia dumosa (Asteraceae); BAI CI GUO TUN CAO; White BurSage. Isolated compounds: 3972, 7030, 20664.T0402 Ambrosia hispida (Asteraceae); CU YING MAO TUN CAO; HispidRagweed*. Isolated compounds: 9564.T0403 Ambrosia maritima (Asteraceae); YAN HAI TUN CAO;Oak-of-Cappadocia. Isolated compounds: 1029.T0404 Ambrosia polystachya (Asteraceae); DUO SUI TUN CAO; ManyspikeRagweed. Isolated compounds: 8982.T0405 Ambrosia psilostachya (Asteraceae); LUO SUI TUN CAO; PerennialRagweed. Isolated compounds: 16674, 18081, 18082, 18083.T0406 Ambrosia psilostachya var. coronopifolia (Asteraceae); GUAN LUOSUI TUN CAO; Crestedspike Ragweed. Isolated compounds: 4087.T0407 Ambrosia spp. (Asteraceae). Isolated compounds: 16675.T0408 Amelanchier spp. (Rosaceae). Isolated compounds: 17287.T0409 Amentotaxus yunnanensis (Taxaceae); YUN NAN SUI HUA SHAN;Yunnan Amentotaxus. Isolated compounds: 5600, 6199, 13126, 19756,19757, 19983, 20107.T0410 Ammi majus (Apiaceae); DA A MI; Big Ammi. Isolated compounds:933, 22774.T0411 Ammi sp. (Apiaceae). Isolated compounds: 2309.T0412 Ammi visnaga (Apiaceae); CHI A MI; Tooth Ammi. Isolatedcompounds: 1960, 5707, 12221, 19227, 22530, 22552, 22553.T0413 Ammocharis coranica (Amaryllidaceae). Isolated compounds: 472,4237, 13241, 14352, 14389.T0414 Ammopiptanthus mongolicus [Syn. Piptanthus mongolicus] (Fabaceae);SHA DONG QING; Mongolian Ammopiptanthus. Equivalent plant:Piptanthus nanus. Used part: stem-leaf. TCM Effects: To dispel windand eliminate damp, soothe sinews and quicken blood. TCMIndications: Rheumatic pain in joints, frostbite. Isolated compounds:16206.T0415 Amomum aculeatum (Zingiberaceae); CI DOU KOU; AculeateAmomum*. Isolated compounds: 589, 10159.T0416 Amomum kravanh [Syn. Amomum cardamomum] (Zingiberaceae); BAIDOU KOU; Round Cardamom. Used part: seed. TCM Effects: Totransform damp and move qi, warm center and check vomiting,increase appetite and disperse food. TCM Indications: Spleen-stomachqi stagnation due to damp obstructing middle-jiao, vomiting withstomach cold, vomiting of milk in infants with stomach cold. Isolatedcompounds: 2550, 3237, 3241, 3242, 9669, 9671, 9672, 9673, 13771,20995, 20997.T0417 Amomum longiligulare (Zingiberaceae); HAI NAN SHA REN; HainanAmonum. Used part: ripe fruit or seed. TCM Effects: See Amomumvillosum. TCM Indications: See Amomum villosum. Isolatedcompounds: 2557.T0418 Amomum muricarpum (Zingiberaceae); YOU GUO DOU KOU;Wartyfruit Amomum. Used part: fruit. TCM Effects: To warm centerand transform damp, fortify stomach and disperse food, checkvomiting and quiet fetus. TCM Indications: Cold pain in stomach duct,vomiting, diarrhea, malign obstruction in pregnancy, stirring fetusdisquieted. Isolated compounds: 15080, 15081.T0419 Amomum villosum (Zingiberaceae); SHA REN; Villous Amomum.Equivalent plant: Amomum xanthioides, Amomum longiligulare. Usedpart: ripe fruit or seed. TCM Effects: To move qi and regulate center,harmonize stomach and arouse spleen. TCM Indications: Abdominalpain glomus distention, food stagnation in torpid stomach,dysphagia-occlusion, vomiting, cold dysentery, stirring fetus inpregnancy. Isolated compounds: 2550, 2557, 3048, 15500, 20364.T0420 Amomum xanthioides (Zingiberaceae); SUO SHA MI; Locklebur-likeAmomum. Used part: ripe fruit or seed. TCM Effects: See Amomumvillosum. TCM Indications: See Amomum villosum. Isolatedcompounds: 1192, 2276, 2548, 2549, 2550, 2557, 9880, 9881, 15976,22335, 22468.T0421 Amorpha fruticosa (Fabaceae); ZI SUI HUAI; Indigobush Amorpha.Used part: leaf. TCM Effects: To clear heat and resolve toxin, dispeldamp and disperse swelling. TCM Indications: Welling abscess, burnsand scalds, eczema. Isolated compounds: 1071, 7481, 7883, 20965.T0422 Amorphophallus sp. (Araceae). Isolated compounds: 11025.T0423 Ampelopsis brevipedunculata (Vitaceae); SHE PU TAO; Ampelopsis.Used part: stem-leaf. TCM Effects: To disinhibit urine, clear heat,eliminate inflammation, allay thirst. TCM Indications: Chronicnephritis, hepatitis, pain of hot urine, stomach heat vomiting, windpapules, sore toxin, bleeding due to external injury. Isolatedcompounds: 1113, 1764, 7441, 12020, 14892, 18643.T0424 Ampelopsis brevipedunculata var. hancei (Vitaceae); GUANG YESHE PU TAO; Hance Snakegrape. Used part: root and root cortex.TCM Effects: To clear heat and disinhibit damp, resolve toxin anddisperse swelling. TCM Indications: Damp-heat jaundice, enteritis,dysentery, innominate toxin swelling, knocks and falls. Isolatedcompounds: 1075, 1077, 1078, 16550.Ampelopsis cantoniesis var. grossedentata = Ampelopsis grossedentataT0425 Ampelopsis chaffanjonii (Vitaceae); YU YE SHE PU TAO; ChaffanjonAmpelopsis. Isolated compounds: 1079.T0426 Ampelopsis grossedentata [Syn. Ampelopsis cantoniesis var.grossedentata] (Vitaceae); XIAN CHI SHE PU TAO; BigdentateAmpelopsis. Used part: stem-leaf or root. TCM Effects: To clear heatand resolve toxin, disinhibit damp and disperse swelling. TCMIndications: Common cold with fever, swelling pain in throat,icterohepatitis, red eyes with gall, swollen sore of welling abscess andboil. Isolated compounds: 1026, 1074, 15170, 15184.T0427 Ampelopsis japonica [Syn. Paullinia japonica] (Vitaceae); BAI LIAN;Japanese Ampelopsis. Used part: tuberoid. TCM Effects: To clear heatand resolve toxin, dissipate binds and relieve pain, close sores andengender flesh. TCM Indications: Swelling toxin of sore and wellingabscess, burns and scalds, scrofula, damp sore, warm malaria, fright