The efficacy and function of mountain tortoise

Many people are not very clear about mountain turtles, so when choosing mountain turtles, you need to understand them so that you can feel at ease when eating them, which is beneficial for disease treatment.

【Alias】

Ground turtle, hanging golden turtle, and golden thread hanging turtle.

【source】

Medicinal material source: The tuberous roots of the plants of the Menispermaceae family, such as the Guangxi Diban, the Guinan Diban, the Big Leaf Diban, the Hebao Diban, the Mashan Diban, the Small Flower Diban and the Yellow Leaf Diban.

[Original form]

1. A perennial herbaceous vine in Guangxi, 1-3m long. The tuber is oblate or irregularly spherical, usually exposed on the ground, with gray-brown and rough outer skin with scattered pore-like small protrusions, and light yellow or yellow inside. The stems and branches are round, 2-3mm in diameter, with straight stripes and no hair. Leaves are alternate; petiole is 4-9cm long, geniculate at base, peltate; leaf blade is triangular-round or nearly round, nearly equal in length and width, both 5-12cm, with short pointed or acute tip, rounded base, entire or sometimes with horn-like coarse teeth on the upper part, glabrous on both sides, light green above, pale white below, densely covered with small papillae; 5-7 palmate veins, often dichotomously branched, thinner downwards, often unbranched, reticulate veins slightly obvious, papery. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The flowering period is from May to June, and the fruiting period is from June to August.

【Habitat distribution】

Ecological environment: 1. Grown in cracks in limestone walls.

【Properties】

Identification of properties: The tubers are spherical or oblate, or irregular blocks, with a diameter of 10-40cm, sometimes up to 50-70cm, and weigh several kilograms, and some weigh up to tens of kilograms. The surface is brown, gray-brown to dark brown, with irregular cracks and numerous small bumps. Most of the products are cross-sectioned or longitudinally sliced, with a diameter of 2-7cm and a thickness of 0.5-1cm; those with light yellow to yellow fresh cut surfaces, or dark yellow-brown after being left for a long time, indicate that they contain cranial analgesic; those with white cut surfaces usually do not contain or contain a low amount of analgesic. In cross section, vein patterns (three vascular bundles) are often seen arranged in concentric rings, which appear as slightly dot-like protrusions when dry. It has a faint smell and a bitter taste.

【Chemical composition】

1. The root tubers of Guangxi Dibao contain alkaloids such as tetrahydropalrnatine, capaurine, isocorydine, roemerine, dehydroroemerine, dehydrcotephanine, stephanine, palrnatine, dihydropalmatine, cepharanthine, cycleanine and berbamine.

【Pharmacological action】

1. Analgesic effect The hot plate method in mice and the light nasal analgesia test in rabbits both proved that the dicumarine in the herb had a significant analgesic effect, but the analgesic effect was not obvious in the tail scalding method in mice.

【Identification】

Physical and chemical identification (1) Take 1g of crude powder of this product, add 10ml of ethanol, soak overnight and filter. The filtrate was evaporated to dryness, and the residue was dissolved in 4 ml of dilute hydrochloric acid and filtered. Take 1 ml of the filtrate and add 2 drops of modified potassium bismuth iodide test solution, which will produce a large amount of orange precipitate. Take another 1 ml of the filtrate and add 2 drops of potassium mercuric iodide test solution, which will produce a large amount of yellow-white precipitate. (Check for biota).

【Nature and flavor】

Bitter; Cold

【Meridian】

Stomach; Liver Meridian

【Function and indications】

Dissipate blood stasis and relieve pain; clear away heat and detoxify. Mainly used for stomachache, dysentery, sore throat, traumatic injury, boils, carbuncle, and snake bites

【Usage and Dosage】

For internal use: decoction. For external use: take appropriate amount, mash the fresh product and apply to the affected area.

【extract】

Chinese Materia Medica

Everyone should know about the medicinal value of mountain turtles. We should pay more attention to information in this area so that we can be prepared when encountering problems and avoid panic.