Lagerstroemia indica leaves

Lagerstroemia indica leaves

(Hunan medical records)

[source] it is the leaf of Lagerstroemia indica, which belongs to the family chelidaceae. See the "Lagerstroemia indica flower" for plant morphology.

[chemical constituents] the leaves contain alkaloids: dexinine, desaminine, imperatorin, Lagerstroemia indica, dihydroverapamine and decordine. The above alkaloids are concentrated in the bean clip.

[pharmacological action] desaminine has antifungal effect. The concentration of desaminine against Candida albicans in vitro is 8 μ g / ml, and it also has effect on Diphtheria Bacillus (the effective concentration is 4 μ g / ml). If diphtheria patients have fungal infection at the same time, the antibacterial effect of desaminine combined with other antibiotics (such as erythromycin) can be significantly enhanced. The leaves and stems have some antibacterial activities, but they have not been proved. It has been reported that the seeds contain certain anesthetic components. It is said that bark has exciting and antipyretic effects.

[function indications] for dysentery, eczema, trauma and bleeding.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 1-3 yuan. External use: decoct, wash, tamp or sprinkle.

[prescription selection] 1. Treatment of dysentery: Decoction of Lagerstroemia indica leaves. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

② Treatment of eczema: crape myrtle leaves mashed compress or fried water wash. (Hunan Pharmacopoeia)

③ Treatment of trauma bleeding: crape myrtle leaf one or two, wild pumpkin root one or two, June frozen one or two, fetal hair gray one and a half money, grind fine powder, external use. (Jiangxi Chinese herbal medicine)