Efficacy of Radix Adenophorae: Ingredients: Four compounds were isolated from the root of Radix Adenophorae, namely β-sitosterol, β-sitosterol -β-D- glucopyranoside (β-sitosterol -o-β-D- glucopyranoside), taraxacine and octacosanol.
Sexual taste: sweet; Slightly bitter; Slightly cold.
Meridian tropism: lung tropism; Stomach meridian.
Efficacy: nourishing yin and clearing heat; Moistening lung and resolving phlegm; Benefiting the stomach and promoting fluid production. Chronic cough due to yin deficiency; Cough and phlegm blood; Less dry expectoration; Deficiency heat laryngitis; Body fluid injury and thirst.
Efficacy of Adenophora adenophora: 1. Pharmacological action:
1, immune function. Intraperitoneal injection of Adenophora adenophora (0.5g/ mouse) can significantly increase the number of lymphocytes and T cells in peripheral blood of mice. The number of lymphocytes and T cells in thymus also increased, which could significantly increase the phagocytosis percentage of peritoneal macrophages in mice. It can obviously increase the weight of mouse spleen, but reduce the number of lymphocytes and T cells in mouse spleen. It shows that Adenophora adenophora can improve cellular immunity and nonspecific immunity, and inhibit humoral immunity. Has the function of regulating immune balance. Adenophora adenophora can also improve lymphocyte transformation rate.
2, expectorant effect. The dose of 1g/kg given to rabbits shows that it has certain expectorant effect, which can last for more than 4 hours, but its intensity is not as good as that of Hanako.
3. Antifungal effect. The water-soluble extract of Adenophora adenophora (1: 2) has inhibitory effect on dermatophytes such as Cyclobalanopsis glauca and Cyclobalanopsis pubescens in vitro.
4, cardiotonic effect. 1 {BF} Adenophora adenophora extract has obvious cardiotonic effect on isolated toad heart, and the amplitude of isolated heart increases, and the effect can last for 5 minutes.
Second, the clinical application:
1, yin deficiency with lung dryness, dry cough with little phlegm, dry throat and dry nose, can be combined with Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum, Fritillaria and Almond. Moisten the lungs and relieve cough.
2. It is often used for symptoms such as dry mouth and loss of appetite due to insufficient stomach yang in the late stage of fever. The efficacy, function and eating method of Adenophora adenophora are often combined with Radix Rehmanniae, Dendrobium and Radix Ophiopogonis. Clearing heat and nourishing stomach, promoting fluid production and quenching thirst.
3. If the stomach yin is insufficient, abdominal pain is noisy and hungry, it can be used with Ophiopogon japonicus, Paeonia lactiflora and Glycyrrhiza uralensis to nourish yin, promote fluid production and relieve pain.
4. Deficiency of stomach yin combined with yin deficiency of liver and kidney, discomfort of liver qi, hypochondriac pain, abdominal distension, bitter taste in swallowing, dry throat and mouth, less red tongue and body fluid, etc. It is compatible with Ophiopogon japonicus, Radix Rehmanniae and Fructus Lycii.
Precautions for Shashen Shashen: First, medical contraindications: cold and cough are forbidden.
1, Notes on Materia Medica: Self-defense against evil and anti-veratrum.
2, "Materia Medica": there is no excess heat in the viscera, and it is not suitable for those who have a cold and cough due to lung deficiency.
Second, during taking Adenophora adenophora, we should pay attention to the following points:
1, keep a good habit of work and rest, and try to avoid staying up late.
2. Eat less spicy or irritating food.
3. Take an active part in outdoor sports and relax.
4. Don't put too much pressure on yourself and learn to decompress reasonably.
Knowledge expansion of radix adenophorae: 1. Administration and dosage: oral: decoction, 10 ~ 15~30g, fresh, 15~30g, or pills or powder.
Second, the purchase skills: uniform thickness, fat white color is preferred.
1, Adenophora adenophora. Roots are cylindrical or conical, some are bent or twisted, and a few have 2-3 branches, 8-27 cm long and 1-4.3 cm in diameter. The surface is yellowish white or light brown, rough, with irregular and twisted wrinkles, with fine horizontal stripes on the upper part, and brown cork is often left in the depression. The top reed head (rhizome) is sparse, 2 ~ 7 cm long, and there are many half-moon stem marks around it, which are disc-shaped. Hard and brittle, easy to break, uneven cross section, white-like, with many cracks and loose bubbles. Slight gas, slightly sweet and slightly bitter taste.
2. Adenophora Apricot. The root is conical with few branches at the lower part, 9 ~1.7 ~ 2cm long and 0.7 ~ 2cm in diameter. The surface is grayish yellow or grayish brown, without ring lines and longitudinal wrinkles. The top reed head 1.4 ~ 8.8 cm long, with obvious or inconspicuous nodes. The broken surface is uneven, like white, and very strong.
3. Adenophora verticillata. The root is cylindrical, less than 2 branches, 5.5 ~ 14 cm long and 0.5 ~ 2 cm in diameter. There are no longitudinal wrinkles on the surface, and there are ring lines on the upper part. The fracture surface is uneven, white and concave.
4. Adenophora yunnanensis. The roots are occasionally branched, with a length of 5 ~ 25 cm and a diameter of 1 ~ 3.5 cm. There are many horizontal stripes on the upper part and curved longitudinal stripes or deep grooves on the lower part. The reed head is 0.5-4 cm long. The fracture surface is white and full of cracks.
5, soaked in sand ginseng. The root is cylindrical, less than 2 branches, 8 ~ 14 cm long, 0.9 ~ 3 cm in diameter, and the surface is annular. The reed head is 3 ~ 6.5 cm long and densely coiled. The section is uneven, yellow-white, loose and sunken.