Coptis chinensis in hard water

Coptis chinensis in hard water

(records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonyms] shuihuanglian (baicaojing), jinjijiaohuang (collection of commonly used folk herbs), huangjiaoji (records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine), and qianganshuihuanglian (Sichuan commonly used Chinese herbal medicine).

[source] it is the root of the Ranunculaceae plant Thalictrum arrowhead.

[plant morphology] Thalictrum arrowhead

Perennial erect herbs, 1-1.5m high, glabrous. Rhizome short, fibrous roots slender, yellow brown. The stem has longitudinal edges. The petioles of the basal leaves are 6-8 cm long, the longer the stem leaves are, the shorter the petioles are, and even no petioles are; the leaflets are linear oblong or oblong cuneate, 2-3-lobed at the whole margin or apex, round or cuneate at the base, and the margin is reversed; the apical leaflets are petiolate, and the leaflets on both sides are often sessile; the leaflets on the apical tip or inflorescence are narrow and suberect Lanceolate, 2-3-lobed or entire. Panicle terminal; bracts and bracteoles are ovate lanceolate, brown, membranous; flowers yellow, petiole 3-5 mm long; sepals 4, ovate elliptic; stamens 10-20, filaments thin, anthers linear oblong, with small arrows; pistils 6-12. Achene very small, oval, sessile, grayish brown, persistent stigma short, arrowhead shaped. The flowering period is from May to June. The fruit period is from June to August.

It grows on sunny slope, forest edge, shrub, grassland and riverside. Distributed in Jilin, Liaoning, Heilongjiang, Shanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, Hubei, Inner Mongolia and other places.

[collection] harvest in May and dry in the sun.

[medicinal material] the dry rhizome is thick, with numerous fibrous roots, long and thin, horsetail shaped, with grayish brown to grayish yellow appearance and bright yellow cross section. There are stem residues above the rhizome. It tastes bitter.

Produced in Sichuan.

[chemical constituents] the root contains berberine.

The above ground part of Thalictrum simplex L. is composed of four alkaloids: Thalictrum alkaloid, Thalictrum Sagittarius alkaloid, Thalictrum hordei alkaloid, Thalictrum fenneri alkaloid and Thalictrum salmonine. The leaves contain thalonine and thalonine. The roots contain alkaloids such as Jatropha alkaloid, jatropha alkaloid, β - allocryptopine alkaloid, Magnolia alkaloid, Cordyceps arrowhead midine, Phellodendron alkaloid, and so on. The seeds contain lycopene. Tamaric acid is separated from the oil.

[pharmacological action] cordycepin arrowhead has sedative effect on mice. Although it has no protective effect on coprazole (150 mg / kg intraperitoneal injection), it can prolong the sleep time of cyclopentobarbital by two times. This dose (500 mg / kg subcutaneous injection) does not affect the body temperature. If the dose is doubled, the body temperature can be reduced by 2.5-2.7 ℃ within 2 hours and 6.5-6.0 ℃ within 18 hours. In anesthetized cats, intravenous injection of 1-5 mg / kg can reduce blood pressure by 20-90 mmHg, slow down heart rate, increase the amplitude of cardiac contraction, and 10 mg / kg can cause death. It has little effect on cholinergic receptor and does not change the response of adrenaline. 5 mg / kg had a mild anti adrenaline effect and a mild cholinergic effect on the small intestine and uterus of cats. It has antispasmodic effect at the concentration of 0.0001.

Intravenous injection of 1-3 mg / kg of harringtonine can cause a brief decrease in blood pressure and death in cats. The median lethal dose to mice was 282 mg / kg.

The antitumor alkaloids are also found in Thalictrum.

[nature and taste] Sichuan records of traditional Chinese medicine: "bitter in taste, cold in nature, non-toxic. "

[function indications] clearing dampness and heat, detoxifying. Treatment of jaundice, dysentery, asthma, measles with pneumonia, nasal malnutrition, red eyebrows, heat sores,

① "Treatment of nasal crevasse". "

② "Classification of herbal medicine nature": "treat five kinds of jaundice, wheeze, relieve heat toxin, apply fire sores. "

③ Sichuan Traditional Chinese medicine annals: "detumescence, dehumidification and detoxification. It can cure five kinds of jaundice, abdominal pain, diarrhea, red and swollen eyes, cough and asthma, and heat ulcer. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan. External use: grind and mix.

[prescription selection] ① for lobar pneumonia: arrow, tangsongcao, Tinglizi and liquorice. Take it in water.

② Treatment of infantile measles complicated with pneumonia: arrow Tang Song grass root, cicada exuviate, rotary Fu spend one money and five points each. Take it in water.

③ Cure dysentery: arrow Tang Song grass, purslane each five money. Take it in water. (1) medicinal plants in desert areas of China

④ Treatment of nasal chancre: Baibu Sanqian (sliced and dried). Stir fry, take net end two money), bone (net fry) two money, gallnut (fry), Phellodendron (fry), licorice (fry) each two money, water Coptis (slice, fry) one money. The total is the end. If the nose chancre rotten through the hole, in order to fragrance oil. (collection of compendium)

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