He TA Cao
He TA Cao
(selected new therapies and Chinese herbal medicine, Xiamen)
[synonym] immortal casting net, full of carpet.
[source] it is the root and stem of Ophiopogon japonicus.
[plant morphology] Snake Lady
Subshrub, 35-150 cm high. Branchlets densely pubescent. Leaves alternate, narrowly ovate or ovate, 2-4.2 cm long and 1.2-2.2 cm wide, base shallowly cordate or rounded, covered with inner pubescence above and stellate short villi below, margin with irregular shallow teeth or serrations; petiole 0.5-1 cm long. Cymes axillary, capitate, pedicel 0.3-1.6 cm long; bracts narrowly lanceolate, ca. 4 mm long, densely pilose; calyx tubular, 5-lobed, outside pilose; petals 5, pale yellow, nearly as long as calyx; stamens 5, filaments connate; ovary sessile, pilose, style lateral, stigma fimbriate. Capsule very small, usually dorsal split into 2 petals. 1 seed. The flowering period is September.
Born on sunny hillsides or hills. It is distributed in South China, Yunnan, Fujian and Taiwan.
[collection] harvest in autumn, cut roots and stems, cut sections and dry in the sun.
[chemical constituents] it contains a variety of peptide alkaloids, named viburnine x, y, y ', Z.
[pharmacological action] adouetinez has no antipyretic effect; low dose can induce hypothermia and sedation, while high dose can induce excitation. 5 mg / kg.
[Xing Wei] Xiamen new therapy and Chinese herbal medicine Anthology: "Xin Wei Gan, Ping. "
[functions and indications] Xiamen new therapy and selected Chinese herbal medicine: "dispelling dampness, expelling wind, anti inflammation, detoxification. Treatment of leucorrhea, carbuncle, mastitis. "
[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang; or stewed meat.
Chinese PinYin : He Ta Cao
He TA Cao
