| xi qian cao 稀簽草 by Joe Hing Kwok Chu Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Herba Siegesbeckiae | Latin name: 學名﹕ |
Siegesbeckia orientalis L ,
(豨
薟)
S. pubescens Makino
(腺梗稀簽)
S. glabrescens Makino
(少毛稀簽) | Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | kirenso | Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | oechumcho | Pron. in Cantonese 粵音﹕ | hei1 cim1 cou2 | Other Names: 別名﹕ | prescription names: xi qian 稀簽, xi qian cao 稀簽草 處方 名: 稀簽 稀簽草。 | Common Name: 英文名﹕ | Shrimp-claw Plant (Britain) , St. Paulswort (U.S.A.) Siegesbeckie (Germany) ; : herbe de Saint-paul (France); sigesbechia (France) | Distribution: 產地﹕ | Hunan, Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Sichuan. 湖南﹐ 福建﹐ 江蘇﹐ 浙江﹐ 湖北﹐ 四川 。 | Properties characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | acrid, bitter, slightly cold. 辛苦微寒， | Channels meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | liver, heart 入肝﹐ 心經。 | | Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | anti-allergic activity by inhibition of IgE production from B cells. [1] 抑制 B 细胞産生 IgE （免疫球蛋白E）因而抗過敏反應。 | Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | being used in rheumatism, weakness in loin and knees, boils, eczema, hypertension, burns and wound from injuries, irritability, insomnia, and forgetfulness.. 用于風濕痹痛 , 筋骨疼痛 , 腰膝無力，痈瘡腫 毒 , 風疹湿疹 , 高血壓﹐創傷﹐燒傷﹐ 煩燥﹐失眠﹐健忘。 | Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | Chemical ingredients: [2] - ent-17-acetoxy-18-isobutyryloxy-16(alpha)-kauran-19-oic acid (siegesesteric acid)
- and ent-17-ethoxy-16(alpha)-(-)-kauran-19-oic acid (siegesetheric acid).
- ent-16 beta, 17-dihydroxy-kauran-19-oic acid ,
- kirenol,
- beta-sitosteryl glucoside,
- heneicosanol,
- methyl arachidate
- beta-sitosterol
| Dosage: 用量﹕ | for decoction: 10 to 15 g. 入煎劑10—15克。 | Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | Rheumatism with pain: xi qian cao 10 g, wei ling xian 6 g. Boil with water and use as tea. Headache, dizziness, blurry vision due to liver yang ascending: xi qian cao 10 g, xia ku cao 風濕骨痛﹕ 稀簽草配 威靈仙 肝陽上亢致 頭痛﹐頭暈﹐眼花﹕ 稀簽草配夏 枯 草 | Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | | Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌 ﹕ | not to use in cases of yinxu (yin deficient) or xue xu, (blood deficient) condition. 陰虛或血虛者忌用。 |
[1] Hwang WJ, Park EJ, Jang CH, Han SW, Oh GJ, Kim NS, Kim HM.Professional Graduate School of Oriental Medicine, College of Pharmacy, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk, Republic of Korea. [2] Guo DA, Zhang ZG, Ye GQ, Lou ZC. School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Medical University, Beijing 100083. Last update:
Oct 29, 2011; 6:36 p .m. LAH |