Celastrus orbiculatus root

Celastrus orbiculatus root

(a textual research on the names and facts of plants)

[source] it is the root of Celastrus orbiculatus, a Euonymus species.

[collection] from August to October, the soil was cleaned and dried.

[herbal medicine] the dry roots are cylindrical, slender and curved, with a few fibrous roots, brown appearance and irregular wrinkles. The main root is tough, not easy to break, the cross section is yellow white, fibrous; the fibrous root is thin, cylindrical, brittle and fragrant. It is better to be dry and thick embolus.

Produced in Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan and other places.

[chemical constituents] it contains celastrol.

[pharmacological action] a red crystal was isolated from the root bark of Ampelopsis fortunei. It can inhibit Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Escherichia coli in vitro. It also has inhibitory effect on Yoshida sarcoma. The median lethal dose of intraperitoneal injection in mice is 30-60 mg / kg.

[processing] wash with water, remove, moisten, slice and dry.

[nature and taste] commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula: "slightly pungent, warm, non-toxic. "

Functions and indications: dispelling wind and dampness, promoting qi and dispersing blood, detumescence and detoxification. It is used to treat rheumatism, muscle and bone pain, traumatic injury, Sha Qi vomiting, abdominal pain, carbuncle, swelling and poison.

① "Xing Xue Qi" in the textual research on the names and facts of plants. It can cure unknown swelling and poison. "

② "Quanzhou Materia Medica": "treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, neurasthenia, insomnia, palpitations, asthma. "

③ Jiangxi "Chinese herbal medicine": "treatment of summer fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, multiple abscesses, gangrene. "

④ "Commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula": "dispersing blood and dredging meridians, dispelling wind and dampness, strengthening muscles and bones, anti-inflammatory and detoxification. It is used to treat rheumatism, lumbocrural pain, sacrum injury, multiple abscess and snake bite. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1 Liang; or soaking in wine. External use: grind the end to adjust to apply or pound to apply.

[selection] ① for rheumatoid arthritis: one or two roots of Celastrus orbiculatus and one pig's foot, half stewed with water and half stewed with wine. (Quanzhou materia medica)

② Treatment of rheumatism and bone pain: Ten taels of Celastrus orbiculatus root, ten taels of camphor vine, five taels of Celastrus orbiculatus root, three taels of Acer truncatum root, two taels of Millennium health. Soak rice wine for ten jin, remove residue and clarify after two weeks. Five to one or two dollars a time, twice a day. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula)

③ Treatment of lumbago, sacral injury, back carbuncle, multiple abscess: Celastrus root seven money, duck celery seven money, Taiwan lettuce three money. Fried in water, three times a day. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula)

④ Treatment of fluid, attached to gangrene: one or two root decoctions of Celastrus orbiculatus; root skin research powder vinegar transfer application. (Jiangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

⑤ Treatment of summer fever, vomiting, abdominal pain: Celastrus root five money, qingmuxiang three money. Take it by frying. (Jiangxi Chinese herbal medicine)

⑥ Treatment of Agkistrodon halys bite: one or two roots of Celastrus orbiculatus. Decoct in water and take it twice; chew it with Celastrus orbiculatus leaves, Hedyotis diffusa and Lobelia semipinnata, and apply it around the injured area. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula)

⑦ Treatment of snakebite: three coins of Celastrus orbiculatus root, three coins of Rosa roxburghii root, two preserves of apricot rabbit ear wind and two coins of Gentianaceae herb. Fried in water; and with apricot rabbit ear wind leaf, Xianmao, qingmuxiang, Hemerocallis root, Sapium sebiferum leaf, lobelia (all fresh products), mashed, vinegar applied to the affected area. (commonly used Chinese herbal medicine formula)

Chinese PinYin : Nan She Teng Gen