Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥 名﹕

Folium Apocyni veneti

Botanical name:

拉丁生物學 名﹕

Apocynum venetum L.

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

rafuma

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

lo4 bou3 maa4

Other Names:

別名﹕

hong ma 紅麻 ，cha ye hua 茶葉花 ，hong liu zi 紅柳子，

yang tu la jiao 羊肚拉角。

Common Name:

英文名﹕

dogbane leaves

Distribution:

產地﹕

主產於新疆。在遼寧， 吉林，內蒙古，甘肅，陝西，山西 ，

山東，河南，河北，江 蘇及安徽北 部等地也有分佈。

Properties

characteristics﹕

性味﹕

sweet, bitter, cool, slightly toxic.

甘，苦，涼 ，有小毒 。

Channels meridians entered:

歸經 ﹕

liver

肝

Medical functions:

藥理﹕

The whole herb is;

cardiac stimulant,

diuretic

hypotensive: inhibits angiotensin II-induced contraction via

its superoxide scavenger

scavenging properties and nitric oxide releasing effect may

account for its

antihypertensive effect. [2]

全株有強心，降壓， 利尿之作用。

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

For treatment of hypertension, hypertensive headache,

dizziness, insomnia, irritability, Liguria (lack of urine) and nephritic edema, cardiac edema and

ascites of liver cirrhosis..

It increases the renal blood flow and can be used in renal edema.

The sap of the plant can be used to heal wound.

(Jiangsu Phyto-medicine

Journal) The young leaves, after stir frying and rubbing can be

used  as tea leaf substitute.

It is cooling and can be used to prevent dizziness, and is cardiac

stimulant. (China Medical Plant Field Guide)

The herb is cooling, heart strengthening to promote urination,

lowering blood pressure, and for treatment of heart diseases,

hypertension, neurasthenia, and nephritic

edema. (Shaanxi Chinese Herb)

治高血壓，血壓高 之頭疼，眩暈，失眠，心煩，尿少，腎炎浮腫 ，

心臟衰弱，肝炎腹脹 ，，心 臟衰弱之水腫。羅布麻能增加腎臟血流量，

可以治腎臟衰弱之水 腫。

1. 《江蘇植藥志》： 「乳汁可癒合傷口。」

2. 《中國藥植圖鑒》 ：「嫩葉，蒸炒揉製後代茶，有清涼去火，

3. 防止頭暈和強心的 功用。」

4. 《陝西中草藥》： 「清涼瀉火，強心利尿，降血壓。治心臟病，

5. 高血壓，神經衰弱 ，腎炎浮腫。

Chemical ingredients:

化學成 份﹕

Daly Dosage:

每日用量﹕

Take orally. For decoction 5 - 10 g. Or use as tea leaves.

內服：煎湯，5-10g； 或泡茶。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例﹕

A. For treatment of hepatitis and flatulence:

Prescription:

luo bu ma 6 g, gua di 4.5 g, yan hu suo 6 g, ding xiang 3 g,

mu xiang 9 g. Make into powder. Take 1.5 g each time. Twice a day.

Take with boiled water. (source: Xinjiang Chinese Herb Medicine

Handbook)

B. For treatment of neurasthenia, vertigo, sequelae from concussion,

palpitation, insomnia, hypertension, cirrhosis with edema:

Prescription:

luo bu ma 3 to 9 g. Pour in boiling water and use as tea.

Do not boil the herb. (Xinjiang Chinese Herb Medicine Handbook)

(1) 治肝炎腹脹 ：羅布麻二錢，甜瓜 蒂一錢五分，延胡索二錢，

公丁 香一錢，木 香 三錢。

共研末，一次五分 ，一日二次，開水送服。(《新疆中草藥手冊》)

(2) 治神經衰弱 ，眩暈 ，腦震盪後遺症，心悸，失眠，高血壓，

肝硬化腹水，浮腫：

羅布麻一至三錢。 開水沖泡當茶喝，不可煎煮。(《新疆中草藥手冊》)

Modern Research:

現代研 究﹕

Vasodilation induced by luo bu ma extract is endothelium-dependent

and mediated by endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor, which

involves the activation of K(+)-channels. The higher concentrations

of luo bu ma extract may enhance NO production/release to cause

 vasodilation.[1]

羅布麻擴張血管之 作用是依靠血管內皮層細胞與受鉀通道影響的內

皮層超極化因子。

濃度越高的羅布麻 的提取物可能增加一氧化氮而使血管擴張。[1]

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與 禁忌﹕

Long term usage may be toxic to kidneys.

長期 使用羅布麻可能 對腎臟有毒。