Spleen cold herb

Spleen cold herb

(Chinese medicine and plant Atlas)

[source] it is the whole plant of Veronica erectus in Scrophulariaceae.

[plant morphology] Veronica erectus

Herbs 1-year or 2-year-old, all hirsute. Stem erect, or lower part slightly thinned, 10-30 cm high. Branches from base, branches obliquely upward. Leaves opposite, ovoid or triangular ovoid, 1-1.5 cm long, 5-8 mm wide, margin obtuse serrate, base rounded, lower leaves with very short petiole, upper leaves sessile. Panicle raceme, loose; petiole short, ca. 1.5 mm; bracts alternate, oblanceolate or lanceolate; calyx narrowly rounded or oblanceolate, 4-lobed; corolla 4-lobed, alternate with calyx, blue, purplish; stamens 2. Pistil 1, ovary superior, 2-locular. Capsule, oblate heart-shaped, apex concave, with fine hairs and long side hairs, often leaving a very short style, containing many small seeds. The flowering period is from April to May.

Born in the wilderness. It is distributed all over East China.

[collection] harvest between spring and summer.

[chemical constituents] the content of aucubin and mannitol was 0.43% and 0.15% respectively.

[pharmacological action] antimalarial effect

The flow extract was made from the dried whole grass of Veronica erectus, and was given to chickens infected with Plasmodium by gavage with 6 g and 12 g / kg. It was preliminarily confirmed that it had antimalarial effect, but the effect was far less powerful and rapid than quinine hydrochloride. In the course of medication, no adverse reactions (side effects or toxicity) were found.

[function and indications] Chinese medicine and plant Atlas: "treating malaria. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-2 Liang (3-5 Liang fresh).

[clinical application] treatment of malaria

Take 3 liang of fresh upright Kuwana (hay cut in half), decoct 300 ml in water, take 3 times a day. 5-7 days is a course of treatment. 7 cases were treated, 3 cases no longer occurred after taking medicine, 3 cases had mild attack once, and 1 case had attack twice. With the control of symptoms, blood smear examination also turned negative. No obvious side effects were found.