Available online 2020-08-26, published 2020-12-15, Korean Herb. Med. Inf. 2020;8(2)

우담남성(牛膽南星)의 본초학적 고찰

Herbological Review of Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparata cum Bovis Fel

Abstract
Arisaematis Rhizoma Preparata cum Bovis Fel (牛膽南星, U-dam-nam-seong, ARPBF) is a drug used for the purpose of resolving phlegm in a child's infantile convulsion, by infiltrating Arisaematis Rhizoma (天南星, Cheon-nam-seong), a rhizome of Arisaema amurense Maximowicz (Araceae), in Bovis Fel (膽汁, Dam-jeup) — the bile of Bos taurus domesticus Gmelin (Bovidae) — and drying it in the wind and shade. The purpose of this study is to examine the origin and processing method of ARPBF recorded in literature and to review its effects. The use of Arisaematis Rhizoma as a phlegm-resolving medicine began after the Song Dynasty. Subsequently, various processing methods of Arisaematis Rhizoma were developed and used to manufacture ARPBF. The period when ARPBF was used was the 11th century North Song Dynasty. ARPBF reduces adverse effects by alleviating the drying effect of Arisaematis Rhizoma, clearing the heat-dispelling phlegm, and calming the liver to extinguish wind. However, the processing time of ARPBF tended to increase from 100 days to years over time. Therefore, it is necessary to study the standard processing method in the future, as there is little basis for the regulation that mammalian bile other than Bovis Fel can be used in the pharmacopoeia of the processing method in other countries.

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