The efficacy and function of Tangut horse urine bubble

Do you know what Tangut horse bladder is? If you know, do you understand the effects and functions of Tangut horse bladder? As a traditional medicinal material, what regulatory effects does Tangut horse urine bubble have on our body? We will analyze them one by one for you below.

[Other names] Horse urine bubble, sheep urine bubble (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Qinghai), Tang Chuan Ga Bao (Tibetan name).

[Source] It is the seeds and roots of the Solanaceae plant Tangutica . Collect the seeds when the fruit is ripe in autumn and dry them in the sun; dig up the roots in September and October and dry them in the sun.

[Original form] Perennial herb, 15 to 35 cm high. The roots are thick and fleshy. Stems erect, short-lived, sparsely pubescent or glandular. The leaves are alternate, rosette-shaped near the base, oblong, 6-20 cm long, 2-4 cm wide, obtuse at the apex, entire or notched, covered with sparse soft hairs or glandular hairs on both sides, with more on the edges; the petiole has wings. The inflorescence stalk is axillary, with 1 to 3 yellow flowers; the calyx is cylindrical, about 1 cm long, with 5 short blunt teeth, and rapidly enlarges into an elliptical sac with longitudinal ribs and reticulate veins when fruiting; the corolla is tubular, 2 cm long, hidden in the swollen calyx; there are 5 stamens, hidden inside; the disk is annular, swollen under the ovary; the ovary has 2 chambers, and there are many ovules. The capsule is spherical, vesicular, and ring-cleft. The seeds are dark brown, kidney-shaped and slightly flat.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in high mountains, gravel land, relatively dry grasslands and roadsides. Distributed in Sichuan, Qinghai, Gansu and other places.

[Chemical composition] The plant contains bioalkaloids such as hyoscyamine.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, pungent, cold, poisonous.

[Functions and indications] "Selected Chinese Herbal Medicines of Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia and Qinghai": "It relieves pain and swelling. It can treat spasmodic pain in the digestive tract, sores, cancer and skin diseases."

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 0.5-1 fen. For external use: wash with decoction or apply to the affected area with alcohol.

[Additional prescription] To treat unknown swelling and infection: soak one or two liang of horse urine. Decoction in water and wash the affected area three times a day; or soak in 75% alcohol for several days and apply to the affected area three times a day. (Handbook of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines in Qinghai)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

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