Pharmaceutical name:

英文药名：

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)

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:

化學成份：

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]

Daily Dosage:

每日用量：

9 ~ 15 g in concoction.

The variety da bao xue lian（Saussurea involucrata Kar , et Kin）is toxic. Use only 0.6 g to 1.5 g in decoction.

雪蓮種類之中大苞雪蓮花 （Saussurea involucrata Kar , et Kin）有毒﹐每次只可0.6克至1.5 克煎服。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉例：

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 .

3.Chronic stomach pain due to  yangxu (yang deficient) and pixu (spleen deficient) :

Prescription: xue lian 5 g.  hong zao 30 g, qi zi 10 g. Rinse. Make chicken soup with a double boiler.

4. Impotence:

Prescription: xue lian 6 g, dang gui 3 g, qi zi10 g. Boil with water. Take once a day.

5. Irregular menses, pain and/or achy loin during menses:

Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 5 g, hong hua 2 g. Rinse. Wrap in cheese cloth. Make chicken soup using a double boiler.

6. For treatment of shenyangxu (kidney yang deficient):

Prescription: xue lian 5 g, qi zi 5 g,  hong hua 3 g. Rinse. wrap in cheese cloth and make chicken soup with a double boiler. Simmer or 2 to 3 hours. It also can be used for making rice wine extract as in method #1.

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，枸杞子，紅 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，婦人月經不調，月經痛及月經痛引起的腰背痛，小腹冷痛：
雪蓮5克，枸杞子，紅 花各2克，水煎服．日服二次。

3，因寒濕(陽虛與脾 虛 引起的胃寒 ，胃痛等症：
雪蓮5克，紅 棗 30克，枸杞子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，枸杞子10克，水煎服，日服一次。
5，調經補血 ，滋陰補腎：
雪蓮，枸杞子各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，溫腎壯陽 (腎陽虛)，補中益氣：
雪蓮，枸杞子各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。
　

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Warning﹕

注意：

Although this herb is being mentioned in classical herb dictionary but it is rarely prescribed.

本品雖在本草中提到但很少在處方時用到。

Toxicity﹕

禁忌：

Avoid using xue lian when: during pregnancy, 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.

陰虚火旺者忌服，孕婦忌服，過量可致大汗淋離。

雪蓮中大苞雪蓮花（Saussurea involucrate Kar , et Kin）有毒，每次只可0.6克至1.5 克煎服。