Dietary Chinese Herbs: Chemistry, Pharmacology and Clinical Evidence

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Yanze Liu, Zhimin Wang, Junzeng Zhang
Springer Science & Business Media, May 18, 2015 - Technology & Engineering - 802 pages

This work presents up-to-date information on chemical, pharmacological, clinical studies and historical uses of common dietary Chinese herbs. Authored by native experts in the field, the reader is introduced to each herb with a brief chronological review of Chinese literature on dietary herb uses, with chapters dedicated to each selected herb including color photos for each herb. In addition, Chinese characters as well as the Latin botanical name indices, and chemical structures for the known active compounds are also provided. The clear layout examines the health benefits that have been studied for centuries, including current clinical and toxicological data. A wide range of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) herbs are investigated for their suitability into daily diets for maintaining general wellness or disease prevention. In the past decades, natural health products, dietary supplements, functional foods, or nutraceuticals have emerged in the West due to the increasing demand for non-pharmaceutical healthcare products. Traditional Chinese Medicine disease prevention and treatment incorporates the use of foods, and herbal medicine in an integrated manner, and thus the dietary Chinese herbs in used in TCM for thousands of years could be sources for developing new, effective, and safe ingredients to capture the rapidly expanding opportunity in the global market place.

 

Contents

1 A Brief History of Dietary Chinese Herbs
3
2 Food and Nutraceutical Applications of Chinese Herbal Products
23
Part II Root Rhizome Tuber and Bulb Materials
42
3 Achyranthes bidentata Bl 725B819D Niuxi Twotooth Achyranthes Root
45
4 Alisma orientalis Sam Juzep 6CFD6CFB Zexie Alismatis Rhizoma
53
5 Alpinia officinarum Hance 9AD8826F59DC Gaoliangjiang galangal
60
6 Angelica dahurica Fish ex Hoffm Benth et Hook f 767D82B7 Baizhi Chinese Angelica
69
7 Angelica sinensis Oliv Diels 5F535F52 Danggui Dongkuai
75
47 Hovenia dulcis Thunb 67B369075B50 Zhijuzi Oriental Raisin Tree Seed
416
48 Lycium barbarum L 67B8675E5B50 Gouqizi Wolfberry
425
49 Siraitia grosvenorii Swingle 7F576C49679C Luo Han Guo
431
50 Myristica fragrans Houtt 80898C46853B Roudoukou Nutmeg
439
51 Phyllanthus emblica L 4F5975185B50 Yuganzi Indian Gooseberry
446
52 Piper nigrum L 9ED180E16912 Heihujiao Black Pepper
457
53 Prunella vulgaris L 590F67AF8349 Xiakucao Common Selfheal
468
54 Prunus armeniaca L 82E6674F4EC1 Kuxingren Apricot
477

8 Asparagus cochinchinensis Lour Merr 592951AC Tiandong Chinese Asparagus
83
9 Astragalus membranaceus 9EC482AA Huangqi Milkvetch Root
89
10 Codonopsis pilosula 515A53C2 Dangshen Pilose Asiabell
99
11 Curcuma longa L 59DC9EC4 Jianghuang Common Turmeric
106
12 Dioscorea opposite Thunb 5C71836F Shanyao Chinese Yam
113
13 Gastrodia elata Blume 59299EBB Tianma Gastrodia Tuber
127
14 Glycyrrhiza uralensis 75188349 Gancao Licorice
134
15 Lilium lancifolium 767E5408 Baihe Tiger Lily
147
16 Morinda officinalis How 5DF4621F5929 Bajitian
153
17 Ophiopogon japonicus Thunb KerGawl 9EA651AC Maidong Fountain Plant
161
18 Paeonia lactiflora Pall 828D836F Shaoyao Chinese Herbaceous Peony
167
19 Panax ginseng 4EBA53C2 Renshen Ginseng
174
20 Panax notoginseng Burk FH Chen 4E094E03 Sanqi Notoginseng
185
21 Panax quinquefolius L 897F6D0B53C2 Xiyangshen American Ginseng
195
22 Platycodon grandiflorum Jacq A DC 68546897 Jiegeng Balloonflower
204
23 Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua 9EC47CBE Huangjing
213
24 Polygonatum odoratum Mill Druce 73897AF9 Yuzhu
219
25 Polygonum multiflorum Thunb 4F5599964E4C Heshouwu Tuber Fleeceflower Root
227
26 Pueraria lobata Willd Ohwi 845B6839 Gegen Kudzu
235
27 Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch 57309EC4 Dihuang Rehmannia
246
28 Rhodiola crenulata L 7EA2666F5929 Hongjingtian RedSpotted Stonecrops
255
29 Salvia miltiorrhiza Bonge 4E3953C2 Danshen Red Sage
265
30 Zingiber officinale Willd Rosc 59DC Jiang Common Ginger
273
Part III Fruit or Seed Materials
282
31 Alpinia oxyphylla Miquel 76CA667A4EC1 Yizhi Ren Sharpleaf Galangal
285
32 Amomum villosum 78024EC1 Sharen Amomum Fruit
292
33 Arctium lappa L 725B84A15B50 Niubangzi Great Burdock
301
34 Canarium album Lour Raeusch 9752679C Qingguo Chinese Olive
307
35 Cassia Obtusifolia L 51B3660E5B50 Juemingzi Semen Cassiae
314
36 Chaenomeles speciosa 672874DC Mugua Flowering Quince
321
37 Citrus medica L var sarcodactylis Swingle 4F5B624B Foshou Finger Citron
327
38 Citrus reticulata Blanco and Cultivars 6A5876AE Jupi Mandarin Orange Peel
332
39 Coix lacrymajobi L var mayuen Roman Stapf 858F82E14EC1 Yiyiren Jobstears
339
40 Cornus officinalis Sieb et Zucc 5C7183318438 Shanzhuyu Medicinal Dogwood
347
41 Crataegus pinnatifida Bge 5C716942 Shanzha Hawthorn Fruit
354
42 Dimocarpus longan Lour 9F99773C8089 Longyanrou Longan
363
43 Euryale ferox 82A15B9E Qianshi Gordon Euryale Seed
370
44 Gardenia jasminoides Ellis 68005B50 Zhizi Capejasmine
379
45 Ginkgo biloba L 94F6674F Yinxing Baiguo Ginkgo
391
46 Hippophae rhamnoides L 6C9968D8 Shaji Common Seabuckthorn
403
55 Prunus mume Sieb Sieb et Zucc 4E4C6885 Wumei Japanese Apricot
483
56 Rosa davurica Pall 523A73AB679C Cimeiguo Dahurian Rose Fruit
495
57 Rosa laevigata Michx 91D16A315B50 Jinyingzi Cherokee Rose
501
58 Rubus chingii 898676C65B50 Fupenzi Immature Raspberry Fruit
508
59 Schisandra chinensis 4E9454735B50Wuweizi Chinese Magnoliavine
519
60 Sesamum indicum L 9ED1829D9EBB Heizhima Black Sesame
525
61 Sterculia lychnophora Hance 80D659276D77 Pangdahai Malva Nut Tree
534
62 Terminalia chebula Retz 8BC35B50 Hezi Chebulic Myrobalan
543
63 Vigna umbellata Thunb Ohwi et Ohashi or Vigna angularis Willd Ohwi et Ohashi 8D645C0F8C46 Chixiaodou Rice Bean
551
64 Ziziphus jujuba Mill 592767A3 Dazao Common Jujube
561
65 Ziziphus jujuba var spinosa 917867A34EC1 Suanzaoren
568
Part IV Aerial Part Stem Stem Bark and Leaf Materials
575
66 Aloe barbadensis Miller 82A6835F Luhui Aloe vera
577
67 Cinnamomum cassia Presl 80896842 Rougui Cassia Bark Tree
586
68 Dendrobium nobile Lindl 77F3659B Shihu Dendrobium
597
69 Epimedium brevicornu Maxim 6DEB7F8A85FF Yinyanghuo Barrenwort
605
70 Gynostemma pentaphyllum Thunb Makino 7EDE80A184DD Jiaogulan Fiveleaf Gynostemma
614
71 Houttuynia cordata Thunb 9C7C81658349 Yuxingcao Houttuynia
623
72 Mentha haplocalyx Briq 85848377 Bohe Mint
631
73 Mosla chinensis Maxim 999985B7 Xiangru Chinese Mosla Herb
637
74 Portulaca oleracea L 9A6C9F7F82CB Machixian Purslane
645
75 Taraxacum mongolicum 84B2516C82F1 Pugongying Dandelion
651
Part V Flower or Flower Bud Materials
669
76 Carthamus tinctorius L 7EA282B1 Honghua Safflower
671
77 Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat 83CA82B1 Juhua Florists Chrysanthemum
680
78 Lonicera japonica Thunb 91D194F682B1 Jinyinhua Honey Suckle
693
79 Sophora japonica L 69D082B1 Huaihua Japanese Pagodatree Flower Bud
703
Part VI Multiplepart Materials
708
80 Cichorium glandulosum Bioss Et Huet 83CA82E3 Juju Chicory
711
81 Morus alba L 6851 Sang White Mulberry
721
82 Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn 8377 He Lotus
731
83 Perilla frutescens L Britt 7D2B82CF Zisu Common Perilla and Purple Common Perilla
740
84 Plantago asiatica L 8F66524D Cheqian Asiatic Plantain
749
Part VII Fungi Marine Algae and Other Materials
757
85 Ganoderma lucidum 7075829D Lingzhi Ganoderma
758
86 Laminaria japonica Aresch and Ecklonia Kurome Okam 66065E03 Kunbu Kelp
767
87 Poria cocos Schw Wolf 832F82D3 Fuling Indian Bread
781
88 Sargassum fusiforme Harv Setch 7F8A681683DC Yangqicai Hijiki
789
Latin Index
797
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