The efficacy and function of leopard vine

As for leopard vine, I think some people may have heard of it or even taken it. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it. Next, I will introduce leopard vine to you.

【English name】Deceiving Swallowwort

[Other names] Sichuan white vine, Xichuan goose down vine

[Source] Medicinal material source: The root of the leopard vine of the Apocynaceae family.

[Original morphology] The stem is grayish white and covered with uniseriate fine hairs. Leaves are twin; petiole 1-3cm long, usually with leaf-like stipules; leaf blade is thin papery, ovate, 5-8cm long, 2-4cm wide, acuminate at apex, cordate at base, and finely hairy on both sides. Umbel or corymbose cymes are axillary, 3-15cm long, with up to 25 flowers; calyx is finely hairy and deeply lobed into 5 parts; corolla is white or water red, spreading, with oblong lobes; corona is in two whorls, the outer whorl is annular, nearly fleshy, with triangular lobes, very short, and the inner whorl is oval fleshy tongue-shaped; pollen, one in each locule, drooping; stigma is raised, with 2 lobes at the apex. The follicle is solitary, linear-lanceolate, up to 11 cm long and about 1.2 cm in diameter. The exocarp is grayish white with straight lines. The seeds are oblong-spatulate, with silky hairs about 2 cm long at the tip. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from July to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in bushes on hillsides, valleys and roadsides or in sunny places in forests at an altitude of 2000-3500m.

【Pharmacological action】 1. This product and the plant of the same genus, C. The total glycosides extracted from the roots of Saccatum w. wang ex Tsiang et PTLi have similar central nervous system effects to those of Panax notoginseng. For maximum electric shock in mice, intraperitoneal injection of 200 mg/kg of total glycosides of this product or 300 mg/kg of total glycosides of Tibetan cow hide shavings had no obvious effect, but both could enhance the anticonvulsant effects of phenobarbital sodium and phenytoin sodium, increasing the ED50 of phenobarbital sodium from 13. Omg/kg decreased to 2.4mg/kg and 2. Omg/kg, the ED50 of phenytoin sodium decreased from 4.8mg/kg to 2.2mg/kg and 2.0 mg/kg. For rats with acoustic seizures (AS), the ED50 values ​​were 18.8 (11.7-30.1) mg/kg and 13.6 (7.3-25.5) mg/kg when injected intraperitoneally. The total glycosides of this product at a dose of 100 mg/kg administered orally once every other day for three times in a row also had a significant antagonistic effect on AS. For the kindling effect in rats, this product had no protective effect when administered orally once at 100 mg/kg or twice at 50 mg/kg. However, total glycosides of Tibetan cow peel 50 mg/kg or 25 mg/kg administered orally with Zd could significantly reduce the intensity of the attack.

【Toxicity】It has inhibitory effects on pyogenic cocci and various skin fungi.

【Properties and flavors】 Toxic

【Meridian】 Liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind; kill insects; relieve itching. Main scabies

【Usage and Dosage】 For external use: grind appropriate amount into powder and apply on the affected area.

[Discussions by various scholars] "Xinhua Compendium of Materia Medica": Root: Poisonous, used externally to treat scabies.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is a detailed introduction to Leopard vine. Since it is a Chinese medicinal material, we can eat it with confidence. Leopard vine has a very good effect on improving all aspects of the human body.