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Weeping Forsythia Capsule

Weeping Forsythia Capsule. Class: Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs. Properties: Bitter; Slightly Cold. Meridians: Lung; Heart; Small Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Lian Qiao
中文名 (Chinese)
连翘
Latin Name
Fructus Forsythiae; Forsythiae Fructus
English Name
Weeping Forsythia Capsule
Alias Names
旱连子大翘子空翘空壳落翘
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Bitter; Slightly Cold
Meridians (归经)
Lung; Heart; Small Intestine
Part Used
Dried fruit
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Antipyretic Detoxicate Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
清热解毒药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove toxic heat, to cause subsidence of sweeling,and to eliminate modulation.
Indication (主治)
Influenza in early stage, common cold in early stage, wind-heat common cold, encephalitis, hepatitis, tuberculosis, warm disease, heat strangury with inhibited pain, welling abscess, welling abscess and flat abscess, toxin swelling, scrofula, goiter and tuberculosis, throat impediment.
Clinical Manifestations
1. forsythol is a broad-spectrum antibacterial component.2. oleanolic acid contained in its pericarp exerts a mild cardiotonic and diuretic effct.3. its alcoholic extract is anti-inflammatory and reduces capillary fragility in the inflammatory focus.4. it
🔗 External References
SymMap
241
TCMID
4518
TCMSP
241
TCM-ID
1272
0
Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
3
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 31569788
Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms of Koreanaside A, a Lignan Isolated from the Flower of Forsythia koreana, against LPS-Induced Macrophage Activation and DSS-Induced Colitis Mice: The Crucial Role of AP-1, NF-κB, and JAK/STAT Signaling
Cells · 2019
PMID 34899295
Comparative Evaluation of Forsythiae Fructus From Different Harvest Seasons and Regions by HPLC/NIR Analysis and Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Assays
Front Pharmacol · 2021
PMID 35483561
Forsythiae Fructuse extracts alleviates LPS-induced acute lung injury in mice by regulating PPAR-γ/RXR-α in lungs and colons
J Ethnopharmacol · 2022