Sophora Tonkinensis

	Sophora Tonkinensis ''Sophora tonkinensis'' is a herb used in traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action .... Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic derivative of sophoradin, an isoprenyl chalcone found in ''S. tonkinensis''. References External links tonkinensis {{Sophoreae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	François Gagnepain François Gagnepain (23 September 1866 – 25 January 1952) was a French botanist. The standard botanical author abbreviation Gagnep. is applied to plants described by Gagnepain. With Achille Eugène Finet, he named a number of species within the botanical family Annonaceae. The genus ''Gagnepainia'' (family Zingiberaceae) was named in his honor by Karl Moritz Schumann. The French Academy of Sciences awarded Gagnepain the ''Prix de Coincy'' for the year 1907. Selected publications * ''Topographie botanique des environs de Cercy-la-Tour (Nièvre)'', Société d'histoire naturelle d'Autun, 1900 - Botanical topography involving the environs of Cercy-la-Tour (Nièvre). * ''Contributions à la flore de l'Asie orientale'', 1905, (in collaboration with Achille Eugène Finet) - Contributions to the flora of eastern Asia. * ''Contribution à l'étude géo-botanique de l'Indo-Chine'', 1926 - Contribution to the geobotanical study of Indochina Mainland Southeast Asia, also kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Chinese Herbology Chinese herbology () is the theory of traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). A ''Nature'' editorial described TCM as "fraught with pseudoscience", and said that the most obvious reason why it has not delivered many cures is that the majority of its treatments have no logical mechanism of action. The term herbology is misleading in the sense that, while plant elements are by far the most commonly used substances, animal, human, and mineral products are also utilized, among which some are poisonous. In the ''Huangdi Neijing'' they are referred to as () which means toxin, poison, or medicine. Paul U. Unschuld points out that this is similar etymology to the Greek '' pharmakon'' and so he uses the term "pharmaceutic". Thus, the term "medicinal" (instead of herb) is usually preferred as a translation for (). Research into the effectiveness of traditional Chinese herbal therapy is of poor quality and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sofalcone Sofalcone (INN) is an oral gastrointestinal medication used in Japan. It is a synthetic analog of sophoradin, a type of natural phenol found in ''Sophora tonkinensis'', an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is an alternative medical practice drawn from traditional medicine in China. It has been described as "fraught with pseudoscience", with the majority of its treatments having no logical mechanism of action .... References Drugs acting on the gastrointestinal system and metabolism Phenol ethers Chalconoids {{gastrointestinal-drug-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Sophoradin Sophoradin is an isoprenyl chalconoid, a type of polyphenolic compound, found in ''Sophora tonkinensis'', an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine. Sofalcone is an oral gastrointestinal medication and a synthetic analog Analog or analogue may refer to: Computing and electronics * Analog signal, in which information is encoded in a continuous variable Analog device, an apparatus that operates on analog signals * Analog electronics, circuits which use analog ... of sophoradin. References Chalconoids {{phenol-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]