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Notopterygium incisum K. C. Ting ex H. T. Chang
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English Name |
Incised Notopterygium, |
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Latin name |
Notopterygium incisum K. C. Ting ex H. T. Chang |
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Family & Genus |
Apiaceae, Notopterygium |
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Description |
Perennial herbs, 60-150cm tall. Stem upright, hollow, lavender with vertical pinstripes. Basal leaves and lower leaves tripinnately trifoliolate, leaflets 3-4 pairs, terminal lobes ovate-lanceolate to oblong-ovate; upper leaves simplified to form sheath. Compound umbel acrogenous or axillary; phyllaries 3-6, petals 5, white. Mericarp oblong, main rib winged, vittae conspicuous. Flowering: July to September. Fruiting: August to October. |
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Distribution |
Growing in alpine thickets or grass. Distributed in Qinghai, Sichuan, Yunnan and Gansu. The medicinal materials are mainly produced in Sichuan (said Chuan qianghuo), Gansu, Qinghai (said Xi qianghuo); also produced in Shaanxi, Yunnan, Xinjiang and Tibet. |
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Part Used |
Medical part: rhizoma and roots. Chinese name: Qianghuo. |
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Harvest & Processing |
Excavated in spring and autumn, removed the fibrous roots and sediment, and dried. Removed impurities, washed, moistened, cut into thick slices and dried. |
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Chemistry |
Contains volatile oil, coumarin, organic acids, fatty acids, amino acids and sugars, etc. Main composition: α-pinene, β-pinene, and limonene. |
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Pharmacology |
Antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and anti-arrhythmia, etc. |
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Properties & Actions |
Acrid, bitter, warm pungent, bitter, warm.Dispelling wind, dissipating cold, eliminating dampness and relieving pain. |
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Indications & Usage |
Used for headaches caused by common cold induced by pathogenic wind-cold, rheumatic arthralgia, aching pain in the shoulder and back.Oral administration: decocting, 10-25g; or made as pills or powders, 3-9g. |
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Examples |
1. Damp evil due to exotenous wind-cold, aversion to cold pyrexia, headache without sweat: notopterygium 1.5 liang, divaricate saposhnikovia root 1.5 liang, atractylodes 1.5 liang, wild ginger 5 fen, szechwan lovage rhizome ligusticum 1 liang, angelica dahurica 1 liang, rehmannia 1 liang, baikal skullcap1 liang, ural licorice 1 liang. Decoct in water and swallow.
2. Miasma, abdominal distension, chills and fever: atractylodes (prepared), baikal skullcap, immature orange fruit, pinelliae tuber, China thorowax, szechwan lovage rhizome ligusticum, incised notopterygium rhizome, orange peel of equal amounts, ural licorice with dose halved, fresh ginger 3 pieces. Decoct in water, warm up and swallow. |
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