tulips

tulips

(notes on materia medica)

[synonym] tulip (Taiping Yulan), red and blue flower, purple Shuxiang (compendium).

[source] it is the flower of tulip, a Liliaceae plant.

[plant morphology] tulip

Perennial herbs. Bulb ovoid, about 2 cm long, covered with yellowish fibrous membrane. Leaves basal; 3-4, banded lanceolate to ovate lanceolate, 10-21 cm long and 1-6.5 cm wide. Scape 35-55 cm long; flowers solitary, erect, 5-7.5 cm long; petals 6, obovate, bright yellow or purplish red, with yellow stripes and spots: stamens 6, free, anthers 0.7-1.3 cm long, base inserted, filament base broad; pistils 1.7-2.5 cm long, style 3-lobed to base, involute. Capsule, 3-locular, loculicidal. Seeds numerous, flat. The flowering period is late April.

It originated in Europe. It is widely cultivated in gardens all over China.

The bulbs and roots of this plant (tulip root) are also used for medicine. Please refer to the special section for details.

[chemical constituents] the flower contains cyanidin, salicylic acid and arginine. The pistil, stem and leaf contain antibacterial tulin a, B and a small amount of tulin C. tulin A and B can be partially transformed into inactive 6-tulin A and 6-tulin B after storage. The buds contained gibberellin A1.

[pharmacological action] it has been reported that there is a toxic alkaloid in flowers and leaves, and its physiological action is similar to that of cefotaxine. Tulip glycosides a, B and C can inhibit Bacillus subtilis. After the tulip juice passed through cation and anion exchange resin, it still had antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus. The alcohol extract from stems and leaves has antibacterial effect on Bacillus cereus myceides, and its active components contain many kinds of amino acids.

[nature and taste] 1. In the collection of materia medica: "it tastes bitter, flat and nontoxic. "

② Kaibao materia medica: "it tastes bitter, warm and nontoxic. "

[functions and indications] 1. In the collection of Materia Medica, it says: "it governs all kinds of odors, eliminates the evil Qi between the heart and abdomen, and uses all kinds of incense for medicinal purposes. "

② "Kaibao Materia Medica" says: "Fenggu, yezhu, Xinqi, Guidu, Uighur, etc. "