The therapeutic or medicinal value of Bamboo Orchid

1. Medicinal value

Function classification: heat-clearing, detoxifying and swelling medicine

Nature and flavor: bitter; cold

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoction, 6-9g.

Source: "Chinese Materia Medica"

Function classification: heat-clearing medicine, heat-clearing and detoxifying medicine

Effectiveness: clearing away heat and detoxifying, stopping bleeding and reducing swelling. Treats traumatic bleeding, bruises, stomach bleeding, red eyes, tonsillitis, and lymphadenitis.

Usage and dosage: Oral administration: decoct in water or grind into powder; external application: spread the powder on the affected area.

2. Main ingredients

The rhizome of Bamboo Orchid contains isoflavones, irisin, irisin, irisin, irisone, and fragrant pod. Compounds such as lanacetophenone and mangiferin.

3. Source

It is the rhizome of the petiole leaf opening arrow of Liliaceae.

4. Collection

It can be collected throughout the year. Remove the fibrous roots and wash them, slice them into slices and soak them in rice water, then boil them with Beijing bamboo leaves for three hours, dry them in the sun and grind them into powder.

5. Pharmacological effects

The pharmacological effects of Bamboo orchid have not been reported. Among the plants of the same genus, Yunnan's yellow-flowered open arrowhead is used among the people to reduce swelling. Experiments have shown that its rhizome tincture has cardiotonic effects on in situ frog hearts, rabbit hearts, cat electrocardiograms and isolated guinea pig heart specimens. The onset time of cardiotonic effect, peak effect time, poisoning time and cardiac arrest time are all close to those of digitalis, so it may belong to the slow-acting cardiac glycosides. Its biological activity (pigeon method) is twice that of digitalis.

In addition, the cardiac glycoside-acretin extracted from T. fimbriata Hand.-Mazz., a plant of the same genus produced in Yunnan, has typical digitalis-like effects, but it seems to belong to the fast-acting cardiac glycosides. The pigeons were completely eliminated from the body 24 hours after taking the curretin. The minimum lethal dose for pigeons is 1.3940.069 mg/kg, which is 1/8 of that of Trichoside G and slightly larger than that of Trichoside G. Its therapeutic index is 3.12, which is higher than that of Trichoside G (2.31). For big. Curretin has no hemolytic effect and is stable to heat.

6. Selection of prescriptions

①Treatment of traumatic bleeding, bruises, and gastric bleeding: one or two fresh bamboo orchid roots, decocted in water, and taken with wine; apply powder for external use to the affected area.

② To treat red eyes, misty eyes, tonsillitis, and lymphadenitis: take 5 minutes of Bamboo Orchid powder with boiled water. (The following properties and flavors are from "Yunnan Chinese Herbal Medicine")

Functions and uses of Bamboo Orchid

1. Ornamental value

Bamboo orchid plant has unique flowers and colors Gorgeous, often used for ornamental viewing, and has been widely used for greening.

2. Medicinal value

The rhizome of Bamboo Orchid is a human medicine. It has the functions of clearing away heat and detoxifying, eliminating phlegm and soothing the throat. It is mainly used to treat heat, poison, phlegm fire stagnation, and sore throat. , cough and asthma, etc.