China Loropetal

Overview

Aliases

Zhi Mo Hua, Bai Qing Ming Hua

Nature and Flavor

Neutral; Astringent, Slightly Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

This herb mainly contains quercetin and isoquercitrin, chiefly flavonoids, tannins, and gallic acid, etc.; branches mainly contain tannins, seeds contain fatty oil, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

The flavonoids contained in this herb increase coronary flow in cats, and have cardiotonic, myocardial-oxygen-consumption-lowering, and peripheral-vessel-dilating effects. The Loropetalum root decoction excites the uterus and increases uterine tension. The 20% Loropetalum flower and leaf decoction inhibits various bacteria such as Salmonella typhi.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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