Stem or Leaf of Fortune Euonymus

Overview

Aliases

Pangteng, Yanqingteng, Wannianqing, Qianjinteng, Shanbaizu, Duiyeshen, Tuduzhong, Tengweimao, Jianye Paxing Weimao, Guoqiangfeng, Panyuan Simianmu, Zuozhuanteng, Xiaotengzhong, Paqianghu, Huangujin

Nature and Flavor

Slightly warm, pungent, bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

It contains dulcitol; the seeds contain prolycopene and pro-γ-carotene.

Therapeutic Effects

1. Effects on coagulation: One hour after oral administration of either the aqueous extract or 95% ethanolic extract of Fufangteng, capillary-method testing showed shortened clotting and bleeding times in mice, suggesting a hemostatic effect. 2. Effects on immune function: Oral administration of the aqueous or 95% ethanolic extract significantly increases thymus and spleen weights in mice, suggesting enhancement of nonspecific immune function. 3. Cardiovascular effects: Fufangteng decoction can prolong survival during myocardial hypoxia in mice, inhibit thrombosis, improve epinephrine-induced mesenteric microcirculatory disturbances, and dilate microvessels of the auricle.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.