The efficacy and function of scopolamine leaves

There are so many medicinal herbs in the world, and it is inevitable that there are some that we are not familiar with. But as long as we have the spirit of learning throughout our lives, I believe we can slowly learn more medical herbs. Do you know about the herb Scoparia?

[Other names] Bell grass (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Qinghai), Numb grass (Hunan Materia Medica).

[Source] The leaves of the Solanaceae plant Scopolamine are harvested after the beginning of summer and dried in the sun.

[Properties] Most of the dried leaves are wrinkled and broken. The intact ones are oblong or triangular-ovate, about 26 cm long and 10 cm wide, with pointed tips and irregular pinnate-shaped leaf margins. The lobes are triangular, dark green above and light gray-green below, densely covered with hairs, and more hairs on the main veins. A substance secreted by glandular hairs that is sticky when the leaves are not very dry. The best leaves are green, densely hairy, dry and free of impurities.

[Chemical composition] Scopolamine leaves contain 20% ash and 0.045-0.14% total bioalkaloids, mainly hyoscyamine, scopolamine and atropine; it also contains a bitter glycoside called hyoscyamine.

[Properties and flavors] "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai": "bitter, cold, and highly toxic."

【Functions and indications】Analgesic, antispasmodic. Treat stomachache, toothache, bronchitis and cough.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral administration: grind into powder, 3-5 cl; make into tincture or extract. The fluid extract can be mixed into tobacco leaves and burned and smoked.

[Additional prescription] ① For the treatment of bronchitis: Grind equal parts of Scopolamine leaves, Tripterygium wilfordii and Diamond bone into powder. Take 1.5 fen each time. (Inner Mongolia Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Scientific Folk Herbs"

The above are the effects and functions of henbane leaves. We can also consume henbane leaves reasonably according to our own situation to relieve the pain caused by the disease.