Tanggu Teqing orchid

Tanggu Teqing orchid

(commonly used Chinese herbal medicine in Tibet)

[synonym] zhiyanggu (Tibetan name).

[source] it is the whole plant with roots of Dracocephalum tanguticum.

[plant morphology] Cymbidium tanguticum

Perennial herbs, 20-30 cm high. Rhizome short, with many fibrous roots, dark brown. Stem at the base of many branches, square, 4 longitudinal edges, the surface is green, purplish red, thin white pilose. Leaves opposite, shortly stipitate; leaves pinnately lobed, lobes linear lanceolate, green above, pink green below. Flowers terminal or whorled, axils arranged into spikes; bracts leaflike, much shorter than calyx tube; calyx tubular, 5-toothed, lobes lanceolate; corolla lip shaped, blue purple, upper lip arched and notched, lower lip 3-lobed, middle lobe notched or deeply split; stamens 4. Nutlets are smooth. The flowering period is from July to August.

Born on hillsides, streams, fields and other places. It is distributed in Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan and Tibet.

[collection] harvest from July to August. Remove the soil and leaves and dry them.

[chemical composition] it contained flavonoid glycosides, volatile oil, amino acids and steroids, but phenolic compounds showed no obvious reaction.

(1) Tibetan herbal medicine is commonly used. "

② "Medicine atlas of Qinghai Tibet Plateau": "Xin, Han. "

[functions and indications] ① common Tibetan herbal medicine: "harmonizing stomach and soothing liver. Treat gastritis, ulcer, hepatitis, hepatomegaly. Young plants benefit water. "

② "Qinggan Weire" in the medicine atlas of Qinghai Tibet Plateau. Treat gastritis, hepatitis, dizziness, fatigue, arthritis and furuncle. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan.

[clinical application] in the treatment of chronic tracheitis, tanggute Qinglan was made into tablets, 5 tablets each time, twice a day, after meals (the daily amount is equivalent to 3 yuan of the original crude drug). 26 cases were treated, 1 case was controlled recently, 1 case was markedly effective, 11 cases were improved and 13 cases were ineffective. There are some side effects in the course of taking medicine, which are manifested in nervous system and digestive system. Generally, it is not serious. Only a few cases stop taking medicine due to side effects.

Chinese PinYin : Tang Gu Te Qing Lan