| xue lian雪蓮 (in English and Chinese 中英文) Translated by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu | Pharmaceutical name: | Flos Saussureae tridactylae Flos Saussureae laniceps Flos Saussureae medusae Flos Saussureae involucratae | | Biological name: 學名 | Saussurea involucrata (Kar. et Kir.) Sch. Bip.(喜馬拉雅雪蓮，大苞雪蓮) Saussurea tridactyla (三指雪蓮) Saussurea laniceps (綿頭雪蓮) Saussurea medusa (水母雪蓮) | | Japanese Pron： 日語發音： | setsu renge | | Korean Pron: 韓語發音： | | | Cantonese pron: 粤語發音： | syut3 lin4 | | Distribution: 產地﹕ | Snowy mountain area of gansu, qinghai, xizang, xin jiang provinces of China﹐at altitude of 4000 to 5000 meters。 新疆，甘肅，青海，西藏等海拔為4000╴5000米的地帶 | | Properties﹕ 性質﹕ | warm, mildly bitter , 性溫，微苦 | Channels entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, kidney and spleen channels 肝，腎，脾經 | | Actions & Indications: 應用﹕ | For hardening of blood vessels of the brain, tumor. Folk applications include rheumatoid arthritis, impotence, irregular menses, placenta not being expelled after birth. 腦動脈硬化，癌症。民間雪蓮用于治療風濕性關節炎，陽痿，婦女月經不調，胎衣不下。 | | Medical Function: 藥理﹕ | Ridding of coldness and dampness, tonifying blood, improving yang, anti-aging, anti-fatigue, arresting asthma, anti lack of oxygen, anti-rheumatic, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, analgesic, termination of pregnancy, scavenging free radicals, lowering blood pressure 散寒除濕壯陽補血，強心，延緩衰老，抗疲勞，平喘，抗缺氧，抗風濕，抗炎， 抗癌，鎮痛，終止妊娠，清除自由基，降血壓等作用。 | | Chemical ingredients: | The whole plant contains alkaloid, flavanone, sterol, volatile oil, reducing sugar, 16 kinds of amino acids, syringin, Saussurea involucrata lactone [1] 全草含生物鹼，黃酮，甾醇，揮發油，還原糖，16種氨基酸，丁香d甙，雪蓮內醋等。[1] | | Dosage: | 9 ~ 15 g in concoction. The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in decoction. 雪蓮種類之中大苞雪蓮花有毒﹐每次只可二至五分煎服。 | | Samples of formulae: | 1. Arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, inflammation of shoulders, sciatica of old people: Prescription: xue lian 20 g, qi zi 10 g, hong hua 10 g, rice wine 2500 cc. Seal and soak for 15 days. Drink twice a day, 10 to 20 cc per serving. 2. Irregular menses, pain of lower back and leg during and before period, cold and pain of lower abdomen: Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 2 g, hong hua 2 g. Boil with water. Drink twice a day as tea . l，風濕及類風濕性關節炎，肩周炎及老年性腰腿痛：
雪蓮20克，枸杞，花各10克，白酒2500毫升，密封浸泡15日。日服二次 ，每次10-20毫升。 2，婦人月經不，月經痛及月經痛引起的腰背痛 ，小腹冷痛：
雪蓮5克，枸杞，紅花各2克，水煎服．日服二次。 3，因寒濕引起的胃寒，胃痛等症：
雪蓮5克，紅棗 30克，枸杞10克，洗凈燉雞肉食用。
4，男子陽萎 ，不育症：
雪蓮6克，當歸3克，枸杞10克，水煎服，日服一次。
5，經補血，滋陰補腎：
雪蓮 ，枸杞各5克，紅花2克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
6，補腎壯陽，補中益氣：
雪蓮，枸杞各5克， 紅花3克，洗凈沙布袋包扎，燉雞肉食用。 文火2－3小時後食用。
也可泡酒，使用方法同 1。
(more to be loaded) | | Warning﹕ | Although this herb is being mentioned in classical herb dictionary but it is rarely prescribed. | | Toxicity﹕ | Avoid using xue lian when: during pregnance, yinxu (yin deficient) and having high heat. Over dosage can cause heavy sweating. The variety da bao xue lian is toxic. Use only 0.75 g to 1.9 g in concoction. 陰虛火旺者忌服，孕婦忌服，過量可致大汗淋離。 雪蓮中大苞雪蓮花有毒，煎服二至五分。 |
Note: the xue lian roots sold in the markets of Taiwan are not Tian Shan xue lian (Saussurea involucrate) but the roots of Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson var. Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl., which are called yacon in South America. 註﹕在台灣 市場上可買到的，以塊根作為食用的所謂雪蓮 是農民從國外引進的，原產南美洲安地斯山脈的植物， 當地人稱之為Yacon，並非中國新疆天山與崑崙山所產的雪蓮花。 根據台中科學博物館嚴新富博士的說法，最好稱作"菊薯"或"雪蓮薯"。 菊薯的學名是Smallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson
異學名是Polymnia sonchifolia Poepp. & Endl. The following to be translated: 清代趙學敏所著《本草綱目拾遺》記載“雪蓮花產伊犁西北......大寒之地積雪，春夏不散，雪中有草，類荷花，獨莖，亭亭雪間可愛，性熱能補陰益陽，治一切寒癥”。 《新疆中草藥》稱：雪蓮性溫，微苦，功能祛風勝濕，對醫治風濕性疾病具有特殊效果。經臨床藥學研究實踐證明，雪蓮全草入藥，具有通經活血，暖宮散淤，散寒除濕，強筋助陽，止血，消腫之功能。臨床主要用於治療急慢性風濕性關節炎引起的疼痛，肺寒咳嗽，宮寒腹痛，閉經，胎衣不下，陽痿和麻疹不透等癥，使用安全，無毒副作用。 Last update: May 14, 2011; 10:16 p.m. LAH |