Tripterygium wilfordii

Tripterygium wilfordii

CaulisErycibes

(British) obtuseleaf erycibestem

[alias] malazi. Baogongteng (manual of common Chinese herbal medicine of Guangzhou Air Force).

[source] stem and root of Tripterygium wilfordii, a family of Convolvulaceae.

[plant morphology] climbing vines. Young branches densely pilose, old branches glabrous. Leaves alternate, leathery, elliptic, oblong or obovate, 5-15cm in length and 2-6cm in width, apex obtuse, acute or short acuminate, base cuneate, entire, iron green or dark green when dry, glossy below, with small spots. Racemes axillary or terminal, densely covered with rust colored pubescence; flowers small, golden or yellowish white; sepals 5, outer covered with brown pubescence; corolla light bell shaped, 9-10 mm long, 5-lobed, lobes 2-lobed, outer covered with close orange pubescence; stamens 5, inserted on corolla tube, anthers ovate triangular, apex conical; ovary 1-locular, ovule 4. Berry globose, with persistent calyx. 1 seed. The flowering period is from June to August and the fruiting period is from August to October.

Born in mountain jungle, climbing on trees. Produced in Guangdong.

[harvesting] it can be harvested all year round, washed, cut into sections, steamed for 2-4 hours, and then dried in the sun.

[character] it is an oblique section or piece with a diameter of 1-4cm. The outer skin is grayish yellow, grayish brown or light brown, slightly rough, with shallow grooves and irregular longitudinal cracks or tortoise cracks. Lenticels punctate or verrucous, yellowish white. The old embolus flakes off. It is hard and not easy to break. It has oval section, yellowish brown or light yellowish brown, broad wood, irregular pattern (irregular vascular bundle) and many small holes. Odorless, light taste.

[chemical constituents] it contains Triptolide and scopoletin.

It is warm in nature and pungent in taste; it is poisonous.

Function indications: dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing tendons and activating collaterals, reducing swelling and relieving pain. For rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, hemiplegia, swelling and pain.

Guangzhou Air Force's "manual of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine": "relieve sweating, expel wind dampness, remove arthralgia, detumescence and pain. Treatment of rheumatic arthralgia, hemiplegia, traumatic swelling and pain. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 1-2 yuan; or soak in wine. External use: soak wine and wipe it.

[should avoid] this product is toxic and should not be taken by pregnant women.

[clinical application] in the treatment of rheumatic bone pain and neuralgia

Dinggongteng injection, 2 ml each, contains 6 g of crude drug. 2-4 ml each time, 1-2 times a day, intramuscular injection. 88 cases of acute and chronic rheumatoid arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, sciatica, lumbar muscle strain, hypertrophic lumbar spondylitis and traumatic arthritis were treated. The symptoms were significantly improved, 39 cases had good analgesic effect, 39 cases had improved symptoms and 10 cases had no effect. No side effects were found. After injection, there is often slight sweating, which is a normal phenomenon. If sweating is not enough, drink 1 cup of sugar and boiling water. Pregnant women should not use it.

Chinese PinYin : Ding Gong Teng