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mu gua 木瓜  (in English and Chinese 中英文)

 

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Fructus Chaenomelis

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Chaenomeles Speciosa (Sweet) Nakai

Cydonia sinensis Thouin

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

mokka

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

mokkwa

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

muk6 gwaa1

Other Names:

別名﹕

chen mu gua 陳木瓜,xuan mu gua 宣木瓜,ben gua 本瓜,chuan mu gua 川木瓜。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

fruit of flowering quince

Distribution:

產地﹕

Anhui, Hubei, Zhejiang, Sichuan.

安徽,湖北,浙江,四川。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

sour, slightly warm

酸,微温。

Channels (meridians) entered:

 

歸經﹕

liver, spleen.

肝,脾。

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

 

調節植物神經,

抗炎,

抗風濕,

抗利尿,

鎮痛,

緩解肌肉痙攣等作用

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

Being used for sciatica, restless leg syndrome, cervical spondylosis, bone spurs,  arthritis, pain in loin and knee joints, beri beri with edema,  lack of strength in legs and knees, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic eczema, acute hepatitis with jaundice, prevent cirrhosis of liver resulting in ascites, spasm of gastrocnemius muscle (calf), vascular headache, for lowering blood lipis and overweight

 

用於治療坐骨神經痛,不寧腿綜合症,頸椎病,骨質增生,濕痺拘孿,腰膝關節炎疼痛,腳氣水腫,腰腿腳膝無力,風濕,頑癬,急性黃膽性肝炎,防治肝硬變腹水,腓腸肌痙攣,血管神經性頭痛,降脂減肥。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

Seven compounds were isolated and the structures of these compounds were identified as oleanolic acid(1), betulinic acid(2), 3-O-acetyl pomolic acid(3), ethyl chlorogenate(4), protocatechuic acid(5), gallic acid(6), kojic acid(7), respectively. Conclusion Compounds 4-7 are isolated from the Chaenomeles genus for the first time.. [1]

分別鑒定為齊敦果酸(oleanolic acid, 1)、白樺酸(betulinic acid, 2)、3-O-乙酰坡模酸(3-O-acetyl pomolic acid, 3)、綠原酸乙酯(ethyl chlorogenate, 4)、原兒茶酸(protocatechuic acid, 5)、沒食子酸(gallic acid, 6)、曲酸(kojic acid, 7)。結論 化合物4~7為木瓜屬中首次分離得到的化合物。[1]

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

9 -15 g

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

For treatment of spasm of gastrocnemius muscle (calf): mu gua, bai shao, gan cao. Make into decoction and use as tea.

治療腓腸肌痙攣: 木瓜,白芍、甘草。

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

 

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Do not use in cases of cold or influenza. Excessive use may harm the teeth and bones.

外感風寒者忌用。長期過度服用宣木瓜可能對牙齒與骨骼有害。


[1]http://www.ceps.com.tw/ec/ecjnlarticleView.aspx?atliid=603627&issueiid=42235&jnliid=1426

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