The efficacy and function of Sanyin Bupleurum

Traditional Chinese medicine has a history of thousands of years. It has appeared at a very early time, and it has very satisfactory effects on the treatment of diseases. There are many types of traditional Chinese medicine. Do you know the medicinal material "Sanyin Bupleurum"?

[Source] Medicinal material source: The roots of Caryophyllaceae plants such as Long-stamen Stone Flower, Cone Stone Flower, Large-leaf Stone Flower, Juncus effusus, Dryopteris, Changbai Dryopteris and Hairy-calyx Dryopteris.

[Original morphology] 1. Perennial herb, the whole plant is glabrous, 60-80cm tall. The roots are thick and long, with a light brown outer skin with fine wrinkles and often twisted. The stems are erect, clustered, green or purple, with many branches at the top and obvious nodes. Simple leaves are opposite; sessile; leaf blades are oblong-lanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 4-8cm long, 5-15mm wide, pointed at the apex, slightly clasping the stem at the base, and entire; main veins are 3. Cymes terminal or axillary; bracts ovate, apex acute; pedicels erect; calyx campanulate, lobed 5, calyx teeth margins with eyelashes; flowers bisexual; petals 5, pink or white, narrowly obovate, apex slightly concave, base with long claws; stamens 10, longer than petals; ovary ovate, stigma 2, extending out of the corolla. Capsule ovoid-globose, longer than calyx. The seeds are round and kidney-shaped, densely covered with linear microprotrusions. The flowering period is from July to September, and the fruiting period is from August to October.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing in dry places on rocky slopes below 2000m above sea level, barren coastal mountains and sandy slopes.

[Properties] Identification of properties: 1. The root is cylindrical or conical, slightly flat, 10-22cm long and 0.5-4.5cm in diameter. The root head is often forked, with small raised above-ground stem scars. The surface is brown or gray-brown with twisted longitudinal grooves. Some of the cork has been removed, showing yellow-white color, forming a brown and yellow pattern. There are many raised circular root marks and fine ring marks near the root head. It is solid and not easy to break. The cross section is uneven, with 3-4 layers of yellow and white alternating ring patterns (heteromorphic vascular bundles). It has a slight odor, and tastes bitter, spicy and stimulating.

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[Pharmacological action] 1. Anti-atherosclerotic effect. The root of Lithospermum officinale contains cotton root saponin. When taken orally daily to rabbits during or after the formation of atherosclerosis, it can reduce serum cholesterol concentration, cholesterol/cephalin coefficient, and aortic lipid content. It can also improve the symptoms of excitement, hair loss, and subcutaneous lipid thickening in limbs shown by rabbits with arteriosclerosis.

【Nature and flavor】 Sweet; slightly cold

【Meridian】 Lung; Liver; Gallbladder; Kidney; Stomach

【Function and indication】Cooling blood; clearing away heat. It is used to treat yin deficiency and lung fatigue; bone steaming and hot flashes; night sweats; infantile malnutrition and fever; long-term malaria

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-9g.

【Note】 1. "Medicinal Plants in Desert Areas": "Patients with Qi deficiency and diarrhea should not use this medicine." 2. "Hebei Chinese Herbal Medicine": "Patients with blood deficiency and fever should not use this medicine."

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

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