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The dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis (Scrophulariaceae). Enters the Lung, Stomach, and Kidney channels. Sweet, bitter, salty, and cold, its dark color enters the Kidney, and its salty quality softens hardness. It excels at treating Kidney-yin insufficiency with vacuity fire flaring upward, causing sore throat and scrofula. Wu Jutong's Zeng Ye Tang pairs it with mai dong and sheng di to treat fluid exhaustion and constipation in warm disease.
清热凉血、滋阴降火、解毒散结，临床均用生品
内服煎汤9–15g；治热入营血、咽喉肿痛可用至30g；入丸散酌减。
Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.
Protective guidance only — when to avoid or use with caution. This block deliberately omits pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric dosing: any such use must be managed by a qualified TCM practitioner or appropriate specialist.
不宜与藜芦同用（十八反）。脾胃虚寒、食少便溏者忌服。
性寒而滋腻，易碍脾助湿，脾胃虚寒、食少便溏者忌服。与藜芦相反，不可同用。不宜长期大量服用。
味苦，微寒。主腹中寒热积聚，女子产乳余疾，补肾气，令人目明。
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author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Xuán Shēn 玄参 (Scrophularia Root) — Scrophulariae Radix},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/xuan-shen},
urldate = {2026-04-17},
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}© Bencaodian Editorial · Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
玄参含哈巴俄苷等环烯醚萜类成分，具有抗炎、降压、轻度降糖及镇静作用，为清热凉血、滋阴解毒的药理基础。
Scrophularia contains iridoid glycosides such as harpagoside with anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, mild hypoglycemic and sedative effects, underlying its heat-clearing, blood-cooling and yin-nourishing actions.
《中药学》（Bensky）指出玄参十八反反藜芦，与半夏、附子等十八反禁忌须遵守。
Bensky notes Xuan Shen is part of the eighteen antagonisms and is incompatible with Li Lu (Veratrum).
《中国药典》以哈巴俄苷及哈巴苷为质量控制指标。
The Chinese Pharmacopoeia uses harpagoside and harpagide as quality markers.
This section is provided for academic reference only and does not constitute medical advice.