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英文名：

廣東，廣西，福建，云南，四川，江蘇，江西 等省。

苦，寒。

肺，大腸，膀胱。

清熱去毒，凉血，消腫。用於感冒發熱，喉嚨腫痛，口舌生瘡，長期咳嗽，腹瀉，小便刺痛，被蛇咬傷。

Medical Function:

Medical Functions:

1. The whole herb possess antibiotic, antiviral, antipyretic and ridding of parasite effect

2. decoction of 5 to 40%, to different degrees, inhibits Staphylococcus aureaus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Shigella dysenteriae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Hemolytic streptococcus,

3. inhibits leptospirosis: andrographolide crude crystal of 1/5000 can inhibit invitro leptospirosis. It is more effective toward the fever type, Australian type, flu type and typhoid type. High concentration can cause leptospirosis to become stiff and to dissolve.

4. antiviral effect: it can slow down the effect of Enteric cytopathic human orphan virus (ECHO) on cell mutation.

5. antipyretic effect: deoxyandrographolide, andrographolide, neoandrographolide, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide possess the antipyretic effect on rabbits with typhoid and with Paratyphoid Fever or fever caused by 2,4- dinitrobenzenephenol.

6. anti-inflammatory effect:  deoxyandrographolide, andrographolide, neoandrographolide, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide possess the effect of different degrees of anti-inflammatory effect. Stomach infusion of 1g/kg and inhibits the leakage of capillaries of the abdomen cavaties or skin of mice cause by xylene. (C ₆ H ₄ ) or acetic acid. It can decrease the exudate of Selve's granuloma cause by ba dou but it does not affect the growth of the granuloma. It can inhibit the development edema of the paws of the rats caused by ege white; but the effect disappeared after removal of the adrenal glans.

7. antihypertensive effect: decoction of chuan xin lian can lower the blood pressure of cats under anaesthesia. The stems of chuan xin lian is more effective than the leaves.

8. effect on pitutary-adrenocortical hormone : large amount of  deoxyandrographolide, andrographolide, neoandrographolide, 14-deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolide, can cause atrophy of the thymuses of young mice . This shows that the chemicals of this herb can enhance the function of the adrenocortex. The injectiones made from this herb can stimulate the pituitary - adrenal cortex axis.

藥理：

Chemical ingredients:

化學成份：

9 to 15 g.

The effective ingredients do not  easily dissolve in water. Boiling in water may not be very effective.

9 ~ 15 克。

本品有效成分不易溶於水，水煎可能不十分有效。

急性细菌感染之腹瀉。

Do not use in cases of :

1. pregnancy because it can cause miscarriage.
2. ulcers in duodenum or in stomach.

胃，十二指腸潰瘍病患不宜服用。懷孕期間不可用。