Pharmaceutical name:

英文藥名﹕

Radix Cynanchi paniculati

Botanical name:

學名﹕

Cynanchum paniculatum (Bge.) Kitag

Pron. in Japanese:

日語發音﹕

jiyochougou

Pron. in Korean:

韓語發音﹕

Pron. in Cantonese::

粵音﹕

ceoi4 ceong4 hing1

Other Names:

別名﹕

liao tiao zhu 寮刁竹、xiao yao zhu 逍遙竹、yao zhu xiao 遙竹逍、yao shan zhu 瑤山竹、liao tiao zhu 了刁竹、dui jie lian 對節蓮、zhu ye xi xin 竹葉細辛 、tong luo cao 銅鑼草、yi zhi xiang 一枝香、ying xiaon cao 英雄草

Common Name:

外文名﹕

Distribution:

產地﹕

Distributed in most part of China. Being produced in Inner Mongolia, Jiangsu, Hebei, Hunan, anhui, Guizhou, Guangxi, and northeastern provinces of China.

全國大部分地區均有分佈。產於內蒙古，江蘇、河北、湖南、安徽、貴州、廣西及東北等地。

Properties

(characteristics)﹕

性味﹕

acrid, warm.

辛，溫。

Channels (meridians) entered:

歸經﹕

liver, stomach.

肝，胃。

藥理﹕

1. Sedation: Peony phenol sedative [2]

2. Heart rate lowering blood pressure  [2]

3. Lipid-lowering effect  [2]

4. Smooth muscle relaxation  [2]

5. Antibacterial effect: Cynanchum whole plant decoction 1:4 against Shigella, Salmonella typhi; 1:2 against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus inhibition. Peony phenol in vitro, 1:15000 Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus 1:2000 inhibition  [2]

6. Peony phenol anti-tumor effect [3]

7. the ethanol extract of xu chang qing could prevent apoptosis in the neuron cell model and reduce apoptosis rate in brain tissue after herpes simplex virus encephalitis of lab mice. [5]

1. 鎮靜作用：牡丹酚有鎮靜作用【2】

2. 減慢心率降血壓【2】

3. 降血脂作用【2】

4. 鬆馳平滑肌作用【2】

5. 抗菌作用：徐長卿全植物煎劑1：4對福氏痢疾杆菌、傷寒杆菌；1：2對綠膿杆菌、大腸杆菌、金色葡萄球菌有抑制作用。牡丹酚在體外，1：15000對大腸杆菌、枯草杆菌，1：2000對金黃色葡萄球菌有抑制作【2】

6. 牡丹酚有抗腫瘤作用【3】

7. 在小鼠單純皰疹病毒性腦炎後試驗中，徐長卿的乙醇提取物能防止，或降低腦組織細胞凋亡率。【5】
    

Actions & Indications:

主治﹕

It can be used in arresting pain, stopping itching; reducing swelling. For: stomach sicknesses; toothache; pain in rheumatoid arthritis; lumbago; abdominal pain; toothache; urination difficulty; diarrhea; dysentery; eczema; hives; snakebites[1]

"Common Usage of Chinese Herbal Medicine Handbook of Guangzhou forces": "Arresting  pain; detoxification and reducing swelling; warming the meridian and activating the collatorals. For treatment of: poisonous snake bites, pain in rheumatism, gastric pain, shingles, cirrhosis, irregular menstruation. , dysmenorrhea." [1]

《廣州部隊常用中草藥手冊》："祛風止痛，解毒消腫，溫經通絡。治毒蛇咬傷，風濕骨痛，心胃氣痛，跌打腫痛，帶狀疱疹，肝硬化腹水，月經不調，痛經。"

止痛止痒；消腫。主胃病；牙痛；風濕痺痛；腰痛；脘腹疼痛； 牙痛；小便不利；泄瀉；痢疾；濕疹；荨麻疹；毒蛇咬傷。【1】

Chemical ingredients: [2] [4]

化學成份﹕【2】【4】

Dosage:

用 量﹕

3～12 克。

Samples of formulae:

處方舉 例﹕

For treatment of poisonous snake bite: xu chang qing, ban bian lian boil with water, Take orally or/also apply externally.. [1]

It is effective for eczema, hives, contact dermatitis, tinea, etc.
Therapy method: xu chang qing 6 to 12 grams; each time,  make into decoction. Oral consumption, or/also for external application; or can be made into injectiones.
Treated 36 cases:
Result: 24 cases healed, 8 cases improved, 4 cases ineffective. [1]

治毒蛇咬傷：徐長卿，半邊蓮水煎，內服；或外用。【1】

治濕疹、麻疹、接觸性皮炎、頑癬等均有效果。用法：每次用徐長卿2-4錢，水煎服，亦可外洗。或制成注射劑、配劑等應用。
治36例：
結果，痊愈者24例，顯效8例，無效4例。【1】

Modern Research:

現代研究﹕

Toxicity & Cautions:

毒素與禁忌﹕

Use with care, if the patient is weak.[1]

體弱者慎服。【1】