Common Bletilla Tuber

Overview

Aliases

Gan Gen, Lian Ji Cao, Jiu Gen, Bai Ji, Bing Qiu Zi, Bai Niao Er Tou, Di Luo Si, Yang Jiao Qi, Qian Nian Zong, Jun Qiu Zi, Yi Dou Zong, Bai Ji Er, Jun Kou Yao, Li Zhi Zi

Nature and Flavor

Slightly Cold; Bitter, Sweet, Astringent

What's Inside

Ingredients

This herb mainly contains mucilage, the principal component being blettillamannan. It also contains volatile oil, starch, anthraquinones, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

This herb significantly shortens coagulation time and prothrombin time. Injecting 1% Hyacinth Bletilla solution into the posterior vena cava of frogs causes blood cell agglutination and forms artificial thrombi; its hemostatic component is related to its colloidal constituents. It also reduces hydrochloric acid damage to rat gastric mucosa and protects the gastric mucosa. This herb also has antitumor and antibacterial effects.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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