celery

celery

(Lu Chan Yan Ben Cao)

[synonym] celery (bielu), and orchid duck celery (Chinese plant Atlas), parsley, puqin (herbal recommendation), medicinal celery (Chinese plant Atlas), wild celery (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai).

[source] the whole plant of Apiaceae.

[plant morphology] parsley

Annual or biennial herbs, bald and clean, with strong aroma. Stem cylindrical, up to 0.7-1 m high, upper branch, with longitudinal ribs and nodes. The petioles are 36-45 cm long with 2-3 pairs of leaflets. The petioles at the base are the longest and the shorter upward. The length and width of the leaflets are about 5 cm, 3-lobed. The lobes are triangular or pentagonal, sometimes 3-lobed at the tip, with coarse teeth at the edge. The stem leaves are 3-lobed. Compound umbel lateral or terminal; no involucre and small involucre; umbel spoke 7-16; pedicel more than 20: flowers small, bisexual, calyx teeth not obvious; petals 5, white, broadly ovate, apex curved; stamen 5, anther small, ovate; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 2-locular, flowers 2, lobed. The fruit is nearly round to oval, the fruit is oval, about 1.2 mm long, with 5 obvious rib lines. There is one oil groove in the rib groove, the joint surface of the fruit is nearly flat, there are also two oil grooves, and the fruit has one seed. The flowering period is April. The fruit period is June.

It is cultivated all over the country.

[chemical constituents] the stems and leaves contain apigenin, citrolactone, volatile oil, organic acid, carotene, vitamin C, sugar, etc. In the volatile oil, there are α - apigenine, butylphthalide, neoserpentinolactone, cedanolactone and other phthalide derivatives which make parsley have special odor. Dry celery contains an acidic yellow substance, temporarily known as celery B part, which is soluble in alkali solution and has green fluorescence, and has antihypertensive effect.

The seeds contain apigenin, apigenin-7-coriander-glucoside a, apigenin-7-coriander-glucoside B, 3 "- methoxyluteolin-7-coriander-glucoside, etc.

The seed oil contains α - apigenine, which is also called the alkaloid part with stabilizing and antispasmodic effects on the central nervous system.

Trans coriander seed base acid is one of the fatty acids in fruit oil.

The root contains both glycolic acid and toxic polyacetylene compounds.

(1) antihypertensive effect

The crude extract of celery has obvious antihypertensive effect on rabbits and dogs by intravenous injection; vascular perfusion can cause vasodilation; with aortic arch perfusion method, it can resist the pressor response caused by nicotine and Pedunculine, and also can cause hypotension, so it is considered that its antihypertensive mechanism is mainly caused by aortic arch chemoreceptor. However, the acid extract had a mild and stable antihypertensive effect on rats, and its duration was significantly prolonged with the increase of the dose. The results showed that celery instead of green vegetables could not prevent renal hypertension in rats.

② Effects on the central nervous system

A basic component isolated from celery seed has sedative effect on animals and can enhance the anesthetic effect of pentobarbital. The experiments of conditioned escape reaction and reducing the mortality of amphetamine group mice show that the alkaloid has sedative effect. The maximum electric convulsion and the convulsion threshold test of pentamethenyltetrazole show that the alkaloid has anticonvulsant effect and low toxicity. Apigenin or apigenin can antagonize cocaine induced excitability in mice.

③ Effect on uterus

Celery seed extract has contractile effect on pregnant and non pregnant uterus, and can be used for dysmenorrhea, but the effect is doubtful.

The decoction of fresh leaves can promote the fermentation speed of baker's yeast, which has been used to test the anti anemia effect of liver extract. Therefore, whether celery also has liver extract like effect needs further study. The volatile oil has inhibitory effect on Pseudomonas in vitro, and the ether and acetone extracts of seeds have antibacterial effect. The processed tablet of the juice from the whole grass press has diuretic effect on dogs.

[flavor] sweet and bitter, cool.

① Common Chinese herbal medicine in Shanghai: "Gan, Ping. "

② "Datong medicine plant manual": "sweet and bitter, slightly cold. "

[Guijing] compendium of materia medica: "enter the Foot Yangming and Jueyin meridians. "

Functions and indications: calming the liver, clearing away heat, dispelling wind and dampness. Treatment of hypertension, dizziness, headache, red face, red eyes, blood drenching, carbuncle swelling.

① "Preparation of raw herbal medicine nature": "tonifying blood, dispelling wind, removing dampness. Apply and wash the symptoms of wind. "

② "This Jing meets the original": "clean up the turbid dampness in the stomach. "

③ "Bencao tuichen": "treat dizziness due to liver yang. Red face and red eyes, light head and feet, walking and shaking. "

④ "Chinese medicine plant illustrated book": "for the treatment of urination bleeding, take the medicine with mashing juice. "

⑤ "Datong medicine plant manual": "treatment of urine drenching pain. "

⑥ Shaanxi herbal medicine: "dispel wind, remove heat, disperse sores and swelling. It is used to treat internal movement of liver wind, dizziness, cold and hot headache, nameless swelling and poison. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan (1-2 Liang fresh); mash juice or add pills. External use: tamping.

[taboo] "preparation for the nature of raw herbal medicine:" do not take scabies. "

[prescription selection] ① for the treatment of early primary hypertension: fresh celery four Liang, three money, big, five money each. Made into flow extract, 10 ml each time, three times a day. (Shaanxi herbal medicine)

② Carbuncle: fresh celery 1 to 2 liang, sanxuecao, red, huatoucao each amount. Total smash, apply carbuncle. (Shaanxi herbal medicine)

[clinical application] ① treatment of hypertension and reduction of serum myosterol

Remove the root of the raw celery, wash it with cold water, wring the juice, and add the same amount or syrup. Take it three times a day, 40 ml each time (warm when taking it). 16 cases were treated, 14 cases were effective and 2 cases were ineffective. It is effective for primary, gestational and climacteric hypertension. Generally, after taking medicine for one day, the blood pressure began to drop, and the individual began to drop after four days; the symptoms were relieved, the sleep was good, and the urine volume increased. It was also reported that 10 celery roots were washed and mashed, and 10 celery roots were added. They were decocted in water, and taken separately twice a day. The course of treatment was 15-20 days. Twenty one patients with hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases were treated. The serum cholesterol level was more than 200 mg% in 21 patients. Among them, the cholesterol level decreased by 8-75 mg% in 14 patients. The fresh celery root is the best, and the dry celery root is the second.

② Treatment of chyluria

Take the green stem (shorter than the white stem, greenish green near the rhizome), the lower part of the stem (about 10 cm long) and the whole root (preferably more than 2 cm in diameter), 10 roots each time (increase according to the proportion when the rhizome is thinner), wash, add 600 ml water, and simmer to 200 ml. Take it twice a day on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. The time limit is indefinite. 6 cases were treated, except for 1 case, the other 5 cases were effective. Chyluria disappeared completely or improved significantly 3-7 days after administration, but the long-term effect remains to be observed.

Chinese PinYin : Han Qin