Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Herba Coriandri sativi (plant) Fructus Coriandri sativi (seed) |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Coriandrum sativum L. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | Koyendoro |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | Ko soo |
Pron. in Cantonese: 粵音﹕ | jyun4 seoi1 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | hu sui 胡荽﹐xiang cai 香菜﹐xiang sui 香荽﹐yan sui延荽 |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Chinese parsley, coriander, cilantro |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | Jiangsu, Beijing, Anhui, Guangdong, Shanghai and many parts of the world. 江蘇、北京、安徽、廣東、甘肅、上海等 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | acrid, warm. 辛，溫。 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | lung, stomach 入肺，胃二經 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | To help ripen measles, strengthen digestive system. The whole plant is being used in promoting the ripening of measles, influenza without sweat. Seeds are being used in weak digestion and lack of appetite. 發表透疹，健胃。 全草：麻疹不透，感冒無汗； 果：消化不良，食欲不振。 。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | | Fruit contain essential oil of 0.8~1%: | 果實含揮發油(芫 荽油)0.8～1% : | inalool C10H18O (coriandrol) | d-芳 樟醇(沉 香醇, 芫荽醇) 約佔70% | | geraniol C10H18O | 牻 牛兒醇(香 葉醇geraniol C10H18O) | | dipentene | 二 戊烯 | | P-cymene | 對-傘 花烴 | | linaly acetete | 乙酸芳樟酯 | | ornyl acetate | 乙酸龍腦酯( | | pinen | 蒎烯 | | Beside those, the fruit also contains: | 此外，果實尚含 | | D-mannitol | D-甘 露醇 | | fat 10 ~ 20 % | 脂肪油10～20% | | protein | 蛋白質 | | flavonoids | 黃酮苷類 | | Whole plant and unripe fruit contain: | 全草和未成熟的果實含 | | caprinaldehyde，CH3(CH2)3-CHO | 葵醛 |
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Dosage: 用量﹕ | whole herb or seeds: 3 to 9 g. external use: use appropriate amount for making decoction. Wash or steam the affected parts of the body. 全草或果均為3～9克 。外用全草適量，煎水薰洗 |
Samples of formulae: 處方舉例﹕ | Soy bean and yuan sui soup Application: for strengthening digestion and for treatment of influenza soy bean 10 g, yuan sui 39 g Add water. Boil soy bean first for 15 minutes then add yuan sui and boil for another 15 minutes. Strain and drink all the liquid in one serving, while warm, once a day. 黃豆芫荽湯 《民間方》
功能主治:辛溫解表，健脾胃。適用於流行性感冒。
黃豆10克, 芫荽（香菜）30克。
先將黃豆適量水煎煮，15分鐘後加入芫荽，再煎15分鐘，去渣。
1次服完。每日1服。
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Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | Yuan sui is rich in coriandrol, which helps combat breast and liver cancers. In animal studies, coriandrol stopped the cancer-causing mold aflatoxin from binding to DNA that triggers liver cancer. Yuan sui helps expel mercury from the body. Anti seizure |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | According to some old literatures, do not use large amount or for prolong use because of its harmful effect on the eyes. When taking tonic or tonic that contain bai zhu, dan pi, do not take yuan sui. Do not use when measles has ripened. Not to use in cases of qixu (qi deficient), beriberi, serious bad breath, body odor, rotten teeth or gum disease. 香 菜有損人精神、對眼不利的缺點，故不可多食、久食。 疹子已發透者不可用。 氣虛者，或 患 腳氣、狐臭、嚴重口臭、齲齒及生瘡者不宜食用。 凡服一切補藥，或者補藥中有白 朮、牡丹皮 者，均不宜用香菜。 |