Saijingang

Saijingang

(selected Chinese herbal medicines from Simao, Yunnan)

[synonym] Qulian, xiyeluoguodi (Yunnan Simao herbal medicine selection).

[source] it is the tuberous root of saijingang, a Cucurbitaceae plant.

[plant morphology] saijingang

Perennial grass, climbing vines. Tuber oblate, basin shaped. Stem slender, angulate, tendrils opposite leaves. Leaves alternate, petiolate; leaf blade interdigitate, leaflets 7-9, lanceolate, middle leaflet largest, 6-10 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide, margin serrate. The flowers are small, yellowish green, unisexual, allotype, arranged in panicles, axillary; the calyx of the male flower is 5-cleft; the Corolla is 5-cleft, and the stamen is 5-separated; the female flower is small, the style is very short, and the stigma is 2-cleft. Capsule elliptic, apex truncate, 3-valved. Seeds numerous, narrowly ovate, compressed. The flowering period is from May to July.

It grows on hillside and bamboo forest. It is distributed in Southwest China.

[collection] it can be harvested all year round, but it is better to harvest the vines before they wither in autumn, slice them and dry them in the sun.

[chemical composition] it contains saponin and bitter element. The aglycones of saponins are mainly oleanolic acid, and the sugars are glucose and glucuronic acid.

[nature and taste] "selection of Chinese herbal medicine in Yunnan Simao": "bitter and astringent, cold. "

[functions and indications] selected Chinese herbal medicines of Simao in Yunnan: "clearing away heat and toxin, anti inflammation and sterilization, astringency and pain relief. It can cure bacillary dysentery, acute gastroenteritis, gastric and duodenal ulcer, epigastric pain, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, high fever, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, hematochezia, neurasthenia. "

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 2-3 cents; or powder, 2-4 cents.

[clinical application] 420 cases of bacillary dysentery, enteritis, acute tonsillitis, mumps, periodontitis, fulminant burning eye, urinary tract infection, abscess, trauma and other 30 diseases were treated. Results 328 cases (78%) were cured, 80 cases (19.1%) were improved and 12 cases (2.9%) were ineffective. The curative effect on digestive and respiratory diseases is more significant, especially for acute bacillary dysentery and acute tonsillitis. The effective time is generally 1-3 days, and the course of treatment is 2-7 days. Usage: wash Qulian, slice it, steam it, dry it in the sun, take it orally with flour, 1-4 minutes each time, 2-3 times a day, reduce it for children. For tonsillitis, periodontitis and other diseases, it is effective; for trauma, sores and other surgical diseases, it can be taken orally and applied externally. There are no side effects in the course of treatment, but there will be nausea and diarrhea when taking more. It is not suitable for cold diseases. Patients with heart disease should use it with caution.

Chinese PinYin : Sai Jin Gang