TABLE 1.
Herbal medicines from Kampo topical ointments: Japanese and Latin denominations, plant organ used, and botanical family for each plant.
| Kampo ointments | Herbs | Organ | Botanical family | Japanese names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shiunkō 紫雲膏 しうんこう | Angelica acutiloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Kitag. Yamato-tōki (ヤマトトウキ) or Angelica acutiloba var. Sugiyamae Hikino Hokkai-tōki (ホッカイトウキ) | Root | Apiaceae | トウキtōki | 当 帰 |
| Lithospermum erythrorhizon Siebold et Zucc. | Boraginaceae | シコン shikon | 柴 | ||
| 根 | |||||
| Chuōkō中黄膏ちゅうおうこう | Curcuma longa L. | Rhizome | Zingiberaceae | ウコンukon | 鬱 金 |
| Phellodendron amurense Rupr. or P. chinense C.K.Schneid | Bark | Rutaceae | オウバク ōbaku | 黄 柏 | |
| Shinsen taitsukō 神仙太乙膏 しんせん たいつこう | Angelica acutiloba (Siebold & Zucc.) Kitag. | Root | Apiaceae | トウキ | 当 |
| tōki | 帰 | ||||
| Angelica dahurica (Hoffm.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Franch. & Sav. | Root | Apiaceae | ビャクシ byakushi | 白 芷 | |
| Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J. Presl (synonym: Cinnamomum cassia Nees ex Blume) | Bark | Lauraceae | ケイヒ | 桂 | |
| keihi | 皮 | ||||
| Paeonia lactiflora Pall. | Root | Paeoniaceae | シャクヤク shakuyaku | 芍 | |
| 薬 | |||||
| Rehmannia glutinosa (Gaertn.) DC. (synonym: R. glutinosa var. Purpurea Makino also known as R. glutinosa f. Purpurea Matsuda) | Root | Orobanchaceae | ジオウ | 地 | |
| jiō | 黄 | ||||
| Rheum palmatum L., R. tanguticum Maxim., R. officinale Baill., and R. coreanum Nakai or their interspecific hybrids | Root | Polygonaceae | ダイオウ | 大 | |
| daiō | 黃 | ||||
| Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl. or S. buergeriana Miq. | Root | Scrophulariaceae | ゲンジン genjin | 玄 参 | |