The efficacy and role of Dinggongteng[picture]

In fact, the occurrence of many human diseases is closely related to diet. If you want to have a healthy body, diet therapy is a very good method. Various Chinese medicinal materials play a very critical role. Today we will introduce to you the Chinese medicine Dinggongteng [picture].

【English name】 CAULIS ERYCIBES

[Source] This product is the dried vine stem of Erycibe obtusfolia Benth. or Erycibe sch-midtii Craib, both of which belong to the Convolvulaceae family . It can be harvested throughout the year, cut into sections or slices, and dried.

[Properties] This product is in the form of obliquely cut segments or slices, with a diameter of 1 to 10 cm. The outer skin is grayish yellow, grayish brown or light brown, slightly rough, with shallow grooves and irregular longitudinal cracks or cracks. The lenticels are dot-shaped or wart-shaped, yellowish-white. The old cork peels off in thin flakes. It is hard, has many fibers and is not easy to break. The cross section is oval, yellowish brown or light yellowish brown, the heteromorphic vascular bundles are flower-shaped or block-shaped, and the vessels of the xylem are dot-shaped. Odorless, light taste.

[Identification] Take 3g of the powder of this product, place it in a Soxhlet extractor, add 40ml of ethanol, soak overnight, heat under reflux for 6 hours, and filter. Add 6 ml of 6 mol/L hydrochloric acid solution to the filtrate, heat under reflux for 3 hours, evaporate to dryness on a water bath, add 10 ml of ethanol to the residue to dissolve it, and use it as the test solution. Take another scopoletin reference substance and add ethanol to prepare a solution containing 0.25 mg per 1 ml as the reference substance solution. According to the thin layer chromatography method (Appendix Ⅵ B), 3 μl of each of the above two solutions were taken and spotted on the same silica gel G thin layer plate with sodium carboxymethyl cellulose as the adhesive, and cyclohexane-chloroform-ethyl acetate-formic acid (6:10:7:1.2) was used as the developing agent. After development, the plate was taken out, dried, and examined under ultraviolet light (365 nm). In the test sample chromatogram, the same bright blue fluorescent spot appears at the corresponding position in the reference sample chromatogram.

[Processing] Remove impurities, wash, soak, slice and dry.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, warm; slightly toxic.

[entry into meridians] Enter the liver, spleen and stomach meridians.

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness, reduce swelling and relieve pain. Used for rheumatic pain, hemiplegia, swelling and pain caused by falls.

[Usage and Dosage] 3-6g, used to prepare wine, for internal or external use.

[Note] This product has a strong diaphoretic effect. It should be used with caution by weak people and should not be taken by pregnant women.

【Storage】 Store in a dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

Based on the above summary, Dinggongteng [Picture] still has certain pharmacological effects. What needs to be noted is that Dinggongteng [Picture] should be consumed according to one's actual situation and not in excess.