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Arnebia Root; Arnebia Root Gromwell Root

Arnebia Root; Arnebia Root Gromwell Root. Class: Heat Clearing Blood Cooling Drugs. Properties: Sweet; Salty; Cold. Meridians: Heart; Liver

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Zi Cao
中文名 (Chinese)
紫草
Latin Name
Radix Arnebiae; Arnebiae Radix
English Name
Arnebia Root; Arnebia Root Gromwell Root
Alias Names
茈草紫丹紫芺地血紫草茸鸦衔草紫草根山紫草红石根野紫草野麻灯大紫草红紫草紫根紫草根子红条紫草
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Sweet; Salty; Cold
Meridians (归经)
Heart; Liver
Part Used
Root
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Heat Clearing Blood Cooling Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热凉血药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
1. to cool blood and invigorate blood; 2. to release toxins and bring the rash to the surface; 3. to promote bowel movement and moisten the intestines
Indication (主治)
Macula, measles papules, blood ejection, spontaneous external bleeding, hematuria, purpura, jaundice, welling abscess and flat abscess, scalds.
Clinical Manifestations
1. inhibitory on the growth of chorio-epithelioma and sarcoma180, and also effective for acute lymphocytic leukemia. 2. its ether or aqueous extract can decrease the permeability of capillaries and promote granulation and wound healing in experimental rat
🔗 External References
SymMap
493
TCMID
3969
TCMSP
493
TCM-ID
2706