Costus Root

This drug mainly contains volatile oil, whose principal components are costol, costunolide, etc. It also contains various lactones such as costus lactone, sterols such as betulin, as well as saussurine and organic acids, etc.

The decoction promotes gastric juice secretion, gastrointestinal peristalsis and gallbladder contraction and has anti-peptic-ulcer activity. The extract of Mu Xiang markedly increases the peristaltic amplitude and intestinal muscle tone of isolated rabbit intestine and antagonizes intestinal and bronchial spasms. Small doses of the aqueous and alcoholic extracts excite the isolated frog heart and dog heart, while large doses inhibit them. In addition, this drug has analgesic, antibacterial, diuretic, hypoglycemic and fibrinolytic-promoting effects.

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