White Ampelopsis, also known as mountain groundnut, wild sweet potato, mountain grape seedling, white root, five-clawed vine, cuscuta, is the dried tuberous root of Ampelopsis japonica of the vine family, what are its herbal properties***use value? Follow me below to see.
Chinese medicine properties of Ampelopsis
Parts of the medicine
The root of Ampelopsis japonica, family Vitis vinifera.
The properties of Ampelopsis japonica are bitter, pungent and slightly cold
The properties of Ampelopsis japonica are heart meridian, lung meridian, liver meridian, spleen meridian
Use and dosage
Internally: decoction of soup, 3~10 g. Externally: appropriate amount, powdered and sprinkled or mixed with paint.
Contraindication/Ideal for People
Contraindication for people with cold spleen and stomach and without real fire.
Concocting method
Spring and fall digging, remove the stems and fine fibrous roots, wash, more longitudinally cut into two petals, four petals, or oblique pieces of sun-dried.
Geographical distribution
Produced in Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Sichuan. It is also found in Japan.
Medicinal value of Ampelopsis japonica
Overview of herbs
Apelopsis japonica is from the "Ben Jing". Tao Hongjing: Ampelopsis is found everywhere near the road. The root is like Angelica dahurica. The root is like Angelica dahurica. It is broken into pieces, pierced by bamboo and dried on the day. Take the root raw and pound it on canker sores and swellings, and it is also effective. Tang Materia Medica: Ampelopsis, with roots like asparagus, has ten or so roots under one plant, with reddish-black skin and white flesh like peony, which is not as good as Angelica dahurica. The Herbal Atlas: Ampelopsis, nowadays in Jianghuai County and Jing, Xiang, Huai, Meng, Shang, Qi states are all there. Seedlings in February, mostly in the forest, as vines, red stems, leaves like small mulberry, May flowers, July fruit, roots like chickens and ducks eggs, three, five with the arena, skin red and black, flesh white. In Haozhou, there is a kind of red ampelopsis, function and white ampelopsis with the same, flowers and fruits are also similar, but the surface and inside are red ear.
Functions
Functions: clearing away heat and detoxification; dispersing knots and relieving pain; regenerating muscles and astringent sores.
Attacks: sores and swelling, scrofula, burns, wet sores, malaria, epilepsy, dysentery, intestinal wind, hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, bruises, traumatic bleeding.
Pharmacological effects
1, inhibition
Water infusion ***1:3*** in a test tube on concentric Trichophyton rubrum, Audouin's small bacillus ringworm, inguinal and red epidermal ringworm and other panel of fungi have different degrees of inhibition. The water infusion inhibited the panel fungi such as Trichophyton concentricum, Sporothrix audouinii, and S. epidermidis inguinalis by the test tube dilution method at a concentration of 1:15. Root alcohol extract acetate soluble fraction, carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatic injury in mice with protective effect, 300mg/kg significantly inhibited the rise in the activity of glutamic acid aminotransferase ***SGPT***, glutamic acid aminotransferase ***SGOT***.
2, auxiliary analgesic effect
While Ampelopsis decoction itself has no analgesic effect, it can significantly enhance the analgesic effect of black appendage and sizzling Chuanwu, and antagonize the contraction effect of black appendage, sizzling Chuanwu and sizzling Caowu on the isolated frog heart.
3, anticancer effect
In vitro test on human cervical cancer cell culture line JTC-26 has an inhibitory effect, the inhibition rate is more than 90%.
Clinical application
1. Treatment of surgical inflammation
The Ampelopsis tuber peeled and powdered, take 3 two *** dosage according to the area of inflammation plus or minus **** to boiling water stirred into a ball, add 75-95% alcohol into a thick paste, external compresses on the affected area, once a day, to the extent of the cure. For boils, carbuncles, cellulitis, lymphadenitis, all kinds of inflammatory lumps and other acute infections in the early stage, there are significant efficacy. ***Observation of 3l cases, in addition to individual critical condition, serious systemic reaction with the addition of antimicrobial agents, generally do not use other drugs. After the use of drugs to reduce pain, inflammation is quickly absorbed or limited. Generally 2-3 days after treatment can be cured.
2. Treatment of sprains and contusions take see swelling cancel 2, salt, pounded as mud external. *** treatment of 80 cases, 66 cases effective. Some of the treatment 4 days on the swelling and pain reduction and healed.
3. Small prescription
Take Ampelopsis appropriate amount of powder, each time to take the appropriate amount, stirred into a ball with boiling water, plus 75 ~ 95% alcohol **** or white wine **** mix into a thick paste, external compresses on the affected area.
One time a day, to the extent of healing.
This formula is effective in the early stages of acute infections such as boils, carbuncles, cellulitis, lymphadenitis, and various inflammatory lumps.
***Observation of 31 cases, generally 2-3 days after treatment can be cured.
White Ampelopsis Contraindications to the use of medicines
1. Carbuncles and gangrene have been ulcerated should not be served. It is also not suitable for those who are weak in stomach qi.
2. It is contraindicated for those who have cold spleen and stomach and no solid fire.
3. The Collected Notes of the Classic of Materia Medica: Substitute ochre as the enabler. Against aconite.
4. "The Classic of the Materia Medica": It should not be taken by those whose carbuncle and gangrene have been ulcerated.
5. Benjing Fengyuan: It is not suitable for those who are weak in stomach qi and have a pale color and do not get up from yin gangrene.
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