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| Home -> Single Herb Library -> Xin Liang Jie Biao -> sheng ma |
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--> Xin Liang Jie Biao --> sheng ma |
| Pin-yin: |
sheng ma |
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| English name: |
Bugbane rhizome, cimicifuga |
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| Where grown: |
C. foetida in south, west, north and central China, C. dahurica and C. heradeifolia in northeastern China. |
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| Source: |
The dried rhizoma of Cimicifuga foetida L. |
| Ingredients: |
Cimitin, cimigenol, Visnagin, Visamminol |
| Pharmacological effect: |
1) Temperature regulation effect: the methanol extract has the effect in reducing temperature. 2) Analgesic effect: the prepared Rhizoma Cimicifugae(sheng ma) relieves pain and convulsion with its active ingredients visamminol and visnagin. 3) Treatment of edema: the methanol extract is efficient constraining edema of large white mice caused via artificial induction by carrageenin. 4) Other effects: sedative, hypertension control, and constrains anal ulcer of large white mice induced by acetic acid. |
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| Properties: |
Acrid, slightly sweet, slightly cold |
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| Channels entered: |
Lung, spleen, stomach, large intestine |
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| Function: |
Promotes yang, vents rashes, disperses wind and eliminates toxin. |
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| Major Clinic Usage: |
For seasonal epidemic headache, chills and fever, rashes not surfacing, sore throat, ulcer in the mouth, edema due to toxin, vaginal discharge, menorrhagia, dysenteric disorder, tenesmus and chronic diarrhea. |
| Cautions: |
Contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and for patterns where the upper is excessive and the lower is deficient. Also contraindicated in cases of fully erupted measles. |
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| Usage and Dosage: |
3~9g |
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| Storage: |
Store in a dry place. Avoid mold or infestation by worms. |
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