Akebia Akebia is a commonly used Chinese medicine. Shennong Herbal Classic is listed as the top grade. Formerly known as "Tongcao", the original plants in the market are chaotic. But the commodities are mainly divided into Akebia manshuriensis and Akebia manshuriensis. The former mainly sells in Northeast China, North China and East China; The latter is mainly sold in Central South and Southwest China. In addition, there is Akebia Akebia. Real estate and land sales.
1 and Akebia manshuriensis
Source: The dried vine stem of Aristolochia Akebia, a twining vine of Aristolochiaceae. They are all wild.
Origin: mainly produced in Fusong, Ji 'an, Jilin, Ning 'an, Hulin, Xinbin, Liaoning, Fengcheng and other places.
Character identification: Akebia manshuriensis is long and cylindrical, ranging from tens of centimeters to several meters. The diameter is 1~5 cm, the outer skin is smooth, light yellow or grayish yellow, and a few brown speckled cork remains. Nodes with slight bulges are hard and light, the broken dough is yellow and white, the wood is yellow and broad, the catheter holes are arranged neatly, the radiation is obvious like a wheel, and the pith is not obvious. It tastes bitter.
The best strip is thin and uniform, with a diameter of 2~3 cm and yellow color.
Main ingredients: containing aristolochic acid.
Efficacy and function of Akebia manshuriensis: 1, diuresis. Experiments show that its diuretic effect is stronger than that of Lophatherum gracile, but weaker than that of Polyporus umbellatus.
2, antibacterial and antifungal. In vitro tests showed that it had inhibitory effects on Gram-positive bacilli, Shigella dysenteriae and pathogenic dermatophytes.
Processing: slice raw.
Nature and taste: bitter and cold.
Meridian tropism: entering the heart, small intestine and bladder meridian.
Function: Dysuria, edema, vexation and heat in the chest, dizziness and sore throat.
Clinical application: 1, used to treat heart fire (sore mouth and tongue, burning throat pain, irritability. Poor sleep), which has diuretic and anti-inflammatory effects. It can clear heat and relieve annoyance. It is combined with Lophatherum Bambusae and Radix Rehmanniae, which is like Daochi Powder.
2. It can be used to treat urine stagnation, dysuria and frequent micturition (such as acute urethritis). It has diuretic and antibacterial effects, and can be used with Daochi Powder, Plantaginis Semen, Poria, etc.
3, used to treat edema (beriberi edema, nephritis edema), as an auxiliary medicine. With Polyporus and Poria, it is like Mutong Powder.
Caution: Woodiness is extremely bitter and cold, and predecessors once said that it can greatly vent the qi of the heart and kidney, so it is not allowed to throw it in the wrong way. Although Akebia manshuriensis is widely used in modern teams, the dosage should still be mastered and should not be too large. Clinically, it is also observed that taking Akebia manshuriensis for more than two times at a time can cause renal failure, so we must be vigilant. Pregnant women should use it with caution. When Akebia manshuriensis is used for the elderly and the infirm, Codonopsis pilosula and Atractylodes macrocephala should be added as appropriate.
Dosage: 2.4~9g.
Example of prescription: Akebia manshuriensis powder (Criterion of Syndrome Treatment): Akebia manshuriensis 4.5g, Folium Perillae 9g, Cortex Mori 6g, Polyporus 6g, Poria cocos 9g, Areca catechu 9g, ground into powder, added with ginger and Allium macrostemon, and decocted with water.
2. Chuanmutong
Source: dry stem of Akebia trifoliata of Ranunculaceae, wild.
Origin: mainly produced in southwest and central south, especially in Sichuan and Hunan provinces.
Character identification: the stem is cylindrical, with a length of 30~70 cm and a diameter of 1~22 cm. The outer skin is grayish yellow, and all the stems have obvious regular longitudinal grooves. There are nodes on the stem, and the nodes are enlarged, and the internode distance is 16~27 cm. Lightweight, tough, not easy to break. The section is radioactive split skin. The lobes are covered with small holes. The gas is slightly bitter. There is also a kind of Akebia hydrangea which is also used as Akebia manshuriensis.
It is better to have even stripes, yellow inside and outside, and no black heart.
Utility: Tong Guan Mu Tong.
3. Akebia Akebia
Source: dried stems of Akebia trifoliata, a deciduous woody vine of Akebiaceae. They are all wild.
Origin: Sichuan, Hubei, Guangxi, Yunnan, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Jiangsu and other provinces.
Character identification: the stem is round and curved, with a length of 30~60 cm and a diameter of 1.3~ cm. The surface is grayish brown, the skin is very rough and there are many irregular cracks, and the joints are not obvious, only the broken marks of side branches can be seen. Solid, hard to break. Irregular section, thick skin, yellow-brown, yellow-white wood in the center, wheel-shaped pattern, and small pith in the center. No gas, bitter and astringent taste.
It is better to have even stripes and yellow interior color.
Utility: Tong Guan Mu Tong.
Note: The plant source of Akebia manshuriensis is very complicated. The above three commodities:
1, the original plant of Akebia manshuriensis is mainly Aristolochia manshuriensis of Aristolochiaceae.
2. In addition to Akebia Akebia, the original plants of Akebia Akebia include many plants of Clematis of Ranunculaceae, such as hydrangea, vine wilting, Clematis microphylla, Clematis australis and so on. In Sichuan, medicinal commodities with a diameter of 1 cm or more are called Akebia macrophylla; 1 cm or less is called Akebia Akebia.
3. The source of Akebia Akebia: Akebia pentaphylla, Akebia trifoliata and Akebia Akebia. Its goods are only produced locally, used locally and rarely exported. Jiangsu uses the stem of Akebia pentaphylla as a medicinal herb. Its fruit is a medicinal precocious fruit, also known as August melon, which is tied in August.
According to Illustration of Materia Medica, the medicinal Akebia Akebia should be the authentic Akebia Akebia.
Sichuan Khan produces and sells an Akebia stem, which is the vine stem of Aristolochia mubianensis, a plant of Aristolochiaceae. It is different from Akebia Akebia, which is listed in the text, and should be distinguished.
4. Akebia Akebia
1, treatment of arthralgia: Akebia Akebia 50 ~ 75g, decocted in water 50 ~100ml, 25 ~ 30ml each time, taken 2 ~ 3 times a day. Four cases of periodic paralysis were treated, and all of them received remarkable results after 4 doses of medication. [Liaoning journal of traditional chinese medicine]1977; （ 1）： 18〕
2. Treatment of acute urinary tract infection: Akebia Akebia 12g, Radix Rehmanniae 30g, Amber 10g, Glycyrrhiza 6g and Bamboo Leaves 15g. First, decoct the last four herbs to 1 bowl, filter to remove residues, clean the pot, pour the herbs into the pot, add amber to melt it, and take it orally, once a day 1 dose, 12 days is 1 course of treatment. Stop taking any western medicine. Drink plenty of water and avoid tea and spicy things. After treatment 100 cases, 82 cases were cured, 3 cases were improved/kloc-0, and 5 cases were ineffective. [Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine1991; 14（3）： 104〕
3. Treatment of herpes zoster: Akebia Akebia, Radix Rehmanniae 15g, Bamboo Leaves 10g, Radix Glycyrrhizae 6g, Herba Asari 3g, Flos Lonicerae and Fructus Forsythiae 60g each. Akebia manshuriensis is used for patients with large herpes and serosity, and 6g of Bupleurum chinense is added to the flank and 6g of Achyranthes bidentata is added to the lower limbs. Decoct in water twice, daily 1 dose. Treatment 12 cases, all recovered. [journal of traditional chinese medicine1987; （6）：34〕
4. Treatment of gonorrhea: Akebia Akebia, Scutellaria baicalensis and Plantaginis each 20g, Radix Gentianae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Bupleuri Radix, Alismatis Rhizoma and Gardenia each 15g, Radix Rehmanniae 25g and Glycyrrhrizae Radix 5g. 58 cases were treated and all were cured. [Jilin Traditional Chinese Medicine1991; （2）： 12〕
5. Treatment of children's trichomonal enteritis: Akebia Akebia 15g, Sophora flavescens 25g, adding 200ml of water, decocting with slow fire, concentrating to 1 5 ~ 20ml, with the dosage of 1 time, and keeping enema1time every night. After treatment of 2 1 case, all cases were cured. [Shandong journal of traditional chinese medicine]1989; （3）：53〕
6. Treatment of allergic rhinitis: Akebia Akebia, Bupleurum, Angelica, Alisma orientalis, Scutellaria baicalensis, Lumbricus each 12g, Gentiana scabra and Gardenia each 9g, Radix Rehmanniae 20g, Plantago Plantaginis 15g (decocted), Poria 30g, Amomum villosum 10g and Glycyrrhiza 3g. Add chrysanthemum 12g and selfheal 30g； for headache, dizziness, bitter taste and red eyes; Urine Huang Chi, yellow and greasy fur, Cortex Phellodendri 12g, Talcum 18g. Daily 1 dose, decocted in water twice. After treatment 13 cases, 9 cases were cured, 2 cases were improved and 2 cases were ineffective. [Guangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine1991; 14（6）：253〕