Elaeagnus angustifolia

Elaeagnus angustifolia

(records of Shaanxi traditional Chinese Medicine)

[synonym] lushoucha and Luxiancao (records of Shaanxi traditional Chinese Medicine).

[source] it is the whole plant of Pyrola japonica.

[plant morphology] Pyrola japonica

Perennial evergreen herbs. Stem erect, suborbicular, or slightly angular. Leaf blade ovate, apex rounded, entire or thinly sparsely serrated, base cuneate or slightly rounded, leathery; petiole several equal or slightly longer than leaf blade, flat with purple. Flowers white, on the upper end of the stem, arranged in racemes; calyx 5-cleft; petals 5. The capsule is oblate, dehiscent when it is heated, and seeds are scattered. It blooms in summer.

Wild in the woods, or wet rocks. It is distributed in North China and Northeast China.

[collection] harvest in late summer and dry the whole grass.

[medicinal material] the dry stem is light brown, nearly round, with longitudinal lines. There are 3-5 leaves, most of which are shrunk, curled or broken. The complete leaves are broadly oval, with indistinct fine teeth on the edge, dark green on the top, purple green on the bottom and petiole. The best color is green on the top and purple on the bottom.

[chemical constituents] the leaves contain pyrophyllin, arbutin, melicaolin, crystal blue glucoside, quercetin, β - sitosterol, α - sitosterol, ursolic acid, oleanolic acid and TRIACONTANE.

[pharmacological action] melatidin has diuretic effect. In vitro, it has a very mild inhibitory effect on human Mycobacterium tuberculosis, but has no effect on Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli.

[nature and taste] records of Shaanxi traditional Chinese medicine: "bitter, flat, non-toxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. In Shaanxi records of traditional Chinese medicine, it is often used as a medicine for regulating menstruation. On behalf of tea, for gynecological Yin deficiency, leucorrhea. "

② Shaanxi herbal medicine: "tonifying kidney, strengthening yang, astringency and hemostasis. It is used to treat asthenia, cough, wind cold and dampness, hemiplegia, weakness of feet and knees and various hemorrhagic diseases. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoct soup, 3-5 yuan; or soak in wine.