Anemarrhena asphodeloides
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Anemarrhena asphodeloides is a plant species in family
Asparagaceae
, subfamily Agavoideae. It has also been placed in its own family, Anemarrhenaceae.
The plant name in China is zhi mu (知母, zhī mǔ) and its rhizome is used in traditional medicine.
Used as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and antidepressant in TCM. It may assist learning, and may have anti-liver cancer properties. Mangiferin
, a natural phenol
from Anemarrhena asphodeloides or Mangifera indica, could significantly prevent progression of diabetic nephropathy and improve renal function.
It is cited in Japanese Kampo herb list
and is an ingredient in the Dabuyin Wan
, Qingfei Yihuo Wan
and Biyan Pian
pills.
The plant contains the steroidal sapogenin sarsasapogenin
and the xanthonoid mangiferin
.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae
Asparagaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants, placed in the order Asparagales of the monocots.In earlier classification systems, the species involved were often treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae...
, subfamily Agavoideae. It has also been placed in its own family, Anemarrhenaceae.
The plant name in China is zhi mu (知母, zhī mǔ) and its rhizome is used in traditional medicine.
Used as an antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, and antidepressant in TCM. It may assist learning, and may have anti-liver cancer properties. Mangiferin
Mangiferin
Mangiferin is a xanthonoid, a chemical compound found in mangoes and in Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizomes.This molecule is a natural phenol and shows antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. It shows inhibitory effects on type II 5α-reductase in vitro It shows gastroprotective and antidiabetic...
, a natural phenol
Natural phenol
Natural phenols, bioavailable phenols, plant phenolics, low molecular weight phenols or phenoloids are a class of natural products. They are small molecules containing one or more phenolic group. These molecules are smaller in size than polyphenols, containing less than 12 phenolic groups...
from Anemarrhena asphodeloides or Mangifera indica, could significantly prevent progression of diabetic nephropathy and improve renal function.
It is cited in Japanese Kampo herb list
Kampo herb list
Kampō medicine is the Japanese study and adaptation of Traditional Chinese medicine. In 1967, the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved 4 kampo medicines for reimbursement under the National Health Insurance program. In 1976, 82 kampo medicines were approved by the Ministry...
and is an ingredient in the Dabuyin Wan
Dabuyin Wan
Dabuyin Wan is a dark brownish-black water-honeyed pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "nourish yin and to lower fire". It is used in cases where there is "deficiency of yin accompanied with flaming-up of evil fire manifested by daily recurring fever, night sweating, cough, hemoptysis,...
, Qingfei Yihuo Wan
Qingfei Yihuo Wan
Qingfei Yihuo Wan is a yellowish-brown honeyed pill used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "remove heat from the lungs, relieve cough, resolve phlegm and relax the bowels". It has a slight odor, and tastes bitter. It is used where there is "heat in the lung marked by cough, yellowish sticky...
and Biyan Pian
Biyan Pian
Biyan Pian is a sugar-coated pill with a brown core. It is used in Traditional Chinese medicine to "dispel wind and remove toxic heat from the nose". It is slightly aromatic in odor and bitter in taste. Biyan Pian is used when there is "acute and chronic sinusitis".In 2011, Health Canada issued a...
pills.
The plant contains the steroidal sapogenin sarsasapogenin
Sarsasapogenin
Sarsasapogenin is a steroidal sapogenin, that is the aglycosidic portion of a plant saponin. It is named after sarsaparilla , a family of climbing plants found in subtropical regions. It was one of the first sapogenins to be identified, and the first spirostan steroid to be identified as such...
and the xanthonoid mangiferin
Mangiferin
Mangiferin is a xanthonoid, a chemical compound found in mangoes and in Anemarrhena asphodeloides rhizomes.This molecule is a natural phenol and shows antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. It shows inhibitory effects on type II 5α-reductase in vitro It shows gastroprotective and antidiabetic...
.