Caoguo herbal material

Caoguo

Overview

Aliases

Caoguoren, Caoguozi, Laokou

Nature and Flavor

Warm, pungent

What's Inside

Ingredients

This product mainly contains volatile oil, whose main components are α-pinene and β-pinene, 1,8-cineole, p-cymene, nonanal, aromatic alcohol, camphor, α-terpineol, nerol, geraniol, tsaoko ketone and neroli ketone, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

It increases the tone and amplitude of spontaneous activity in isolated rabbit duodenum and antagonizes the inhibitory effect of epinephrine on ileal motility. The α-pinene and β-pinene it contains have antitussive and expectorant effects, while β-pinene has relatively strong anti-inflammatory and antibacterial activity. 1,8-Cineole has analgesic, antipyretic, and antiasthmatic effects. Geraniol has antibacterial and antifungal activity and can expel roundworms in rats.

Precautions

No precautions information available

NOTE: THE INFORMATION PROVIDE IS FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES
ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.