Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Lobelia radicans Thunb.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese:

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Other Names:

別名﹕

Common Name:

英文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

辛、淡、涼。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

歸肝、胃、腎、小腸經。

藥理﹕

1. According to in vitro study, it can inhibit the cancer of mice
2. The intravenous injectiones can maintain long diuretic effect on anesthesized dogs. The decoction when taken orally by normal persons, the amount of urine and chlorides or steel, obviously increased.
3. The intravenous injectiones can maintain long hypotensive effect on anesthesized dogs.
4. The abdomen cavity injection of the decotion can shorten the bleeding time. Localized application on the tails of mice that were cut, also were effective in arresting the bleeding.
5. The intravenous injectiones produced good protective result for dogs that had been bitten by poisonous snake.
6. The extract can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus, Salmonella typhi,  Lactobacillus sp,  Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and many disease causing fungi.

藥理﹕

（1）體外實驗具抗癌活性，對小鼠內瘤-37等有抑制作用。
（2）浸劑靜脈注射於麻醉犬，呈顯著而持久的利尿作用；正常人口服煎劑，尿量及氯化物或鋼的排出量均有顯著增加。
（3）浸劑靜脈注射於麻醉犬，出現顯著而持久的降壓作用與呼吸興奮作用。
（4）煎劑腹腔注射於小鼠可使出血時間縮短，而局部用於小鼠剪尾之出血，有止血作用。
（5）浸劑靜脈注射於毒蛇咬傷的犬，有良好的保護作用。
（6）浸劑對金黃色葡萄球菌，傷寒杆菌 ，痢疾杆菌 ，大腸杆菌 ，綠膿杆菌 ，及多種致 病真菌均有抑菌作用。
 

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For treatment of cirrhosis with edema,  nephritis with edema, late stage schistosomiasi with edema, tonsilitis, appendicitis,  asthma, dyspnea, and for poisonous snake bite.

External use in injuries from impacts, carbuncles and  hard furuncles.

肝硬化腹水，晚期血吸蟲病腹水， 腎炎水腫，扁桃腺炎，闌尾炎，哮喘，呼吸困難，毒蛇咬傷 。外用治跌打損傷，癰癤疔瘡。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份﹕

全草含有多種生物鹼，主要為：山梗菜鹼(lobeline)、 山梗菜酮鹼(lobelanine)、 異山梗菜酮鹼(isolobelanine)、 山梗菜醇鹼(lobelanidine)。 此外，尚有皂苷、黃酮類、氨基酸的反應。

Dosage:

用 量﹕

External use: apply appropriate amount. Use smashed fresh herb to apply to affected areas.

15～30克 ；外用適量，鮮品搗爛敷患處。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉 例﹕

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

the alkaloid lobeline which has a similar effect upon the nervous system as nicotine

其生物鹼之中的山梗菜鹼對 神經中樞神經系統有煙鹼 作用。