Gomphrena globosa

Overview

Aliases

Bairihong, Qianjinhong, Bairibai, Qianribai, Qiannianhong, Lvsongju

Nature and Flavor

Neutral; Sweet

What's Inside

Ingredients

The ice-water extract of the purple inflorescence contains beta-cyanins, gomphrenin I and gomphrenin II, and five hydroxy-aroylated derivatives of gomphrenin I or II; those with determined structures are gomphrenin III, gomphrenin V, and gomphrenin IV.

Therapeutic Effects

1. Animal tests with the aqueous solution (25%) of Qianrihong inflorescence and the ethanol cold-soak extract solution showed that both solutions have effects in the mouse phenol-red expectorant test and the guinea-pig histamine anti-asthma test. 2. The compound Qianrihong syrup and tablets treated over 1200 cases of chronic tracheitis, with good efficacy on cough, phlegm, and wheezing, and an effective rate of 83%-96%. 3. Its saponin and flavonoid components can expectorate and have an anti-asthma effect. 4. Animal tests proved that the extracts containing volatile oil, total flavonoids, and saponin components from the whole plant without inflorescence all have an expectorant effect.

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.