Harlequin Glorybower Leaf and Twig herbal material

Harlequin Glorybower Leaf and Twig

Overview

Aliases

Haizhou Changshan, Choutong, Choufurong, Diwutong, Bajiaowutong, Qiuye Changshan, Aitongzi, Qiuchaye, Bairihong

Nature and Flavor

Neutral, bitter, slightly pungent

What's Inside

Ingredients

This product mainly contains clerodendrin, clerodendronin A, clerodendronin B, meso-inositol, alkaloids and acacetin-7-diglucuronide, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

1. Hypotensive effect: Chouwutong lowers blood pressure in anesthetized and unanesthetized rats, rabbits, cats, and dogs, as well as in rats and dogs with renal hypertension. 2. Other effects: Oral or intraperitoneal administration of Haizhou Changshan decoction produces mild sedation in mice, but even increased doses do not induce sleep. It also has some analgesic effect. Clerodendrin A has a marked sedative effect and clerodendrin B a marked analgesic effect, although neither is considered the principal hypotensive constituent of the original plant.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.