Mimosa root

root

(Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[source] it is the root of the leguminous plant Mimosa, and the plant morphology is detailed in "Mimosa".

[collection] collect in summer and autumn, wash and dry.

[chemical constituents] alkaloids, lactones and flavonoid glycosides can be extracted from dried roots.

(1) antitussive and expectorant effects

In mice, root decoction had obvious antitussive effect (ammonia spray), but the expectorant effect was not significant (Fen Hongfa).

② Effects on smooth muscle

The isolated guinea pig bronchus lung perfusion test showed that the root decoction had no relaxant effect, but had obvious anti acetylcholine effect on isolated rabbit ileum. The extract No.1 (alkaloid) also had significant anti acetylcholine effect, while the extract No.3 (flavonoid glycoside) and No.4 (lactone substance) had weak anti acetylcholine effect.

③ Antibacterial action

In vitro, the root had strong bacteriostatic effect on Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus albicans, catarrhalis, Escherichia coli, but weak effect on pneumococcus, Streptococcus A and B, and influenza bacillus. The total alkaloids and root decoction had obvious inhibitory effect on influenza A virus, rhinovirus 17 and adenovirus 7 (primary monolayer cell culture of human embryonic kidney).

[nature and taste] Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine: "astringent, slightly bitter, warm, toxic. "

Functions and indications: relieving cough and resolving phlegm, removing dampness and dredging collaterals, harmonizing stomach and eliminating accumulation. Treatment of chronic bronchitis, rheumatic pain, chronic gastritis, dyspepsia in children.

"Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine": "Lishi Tongluo, Mingmu, calm. "

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

[prescription selection] ① treatment of rheumatic pain: mimosa root five money, take wine. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

② Treatment of amenorrhea, chronic gastritis, children with dyspepsia, headache, insomnia, dizziness: mimosa root three to five money. Take it in water. (Yunnan Chinese herbal medicine)

[clinical application] treatment of chronic tracheitis

Take 2 liang (10 Liang) of fresh Mimosa root every day, add 600 ml of water, decoct it into 100 ml, twice. 10 days is a course of treatment. Observation of 30 cases, a course of short-term control in 11 cases, 11 cases markedly effective, 4 cases improved, 4 cases ineffective; -- a course of short-term control in 18 cases, 10 cases markedly effective, 1 case improved, 1 case with a cold; three courses of short-term control in 24 cases, 3 cases markedly effective, 3 cases with a cold.