Incised Notopterygium Rhizome or Root

Overview

Aliases

Qiang Qing, Hu Qiang Shi Zhe, Hu Wang Shi Zhe, Qiang Hua, Tui Feng Shi Zhe, Hei Yao

Nature and Flavor

Warm; Pungent, Bitter

What's Inside

Ingredients

Coumarins (isoimperatorin, 8-methoxyisoimperatorin, bergaptol), phenolic compounds (xanthotoxol, bergapten), sterols (β-sitosterol glucoside, β-sitosterol), volatile oils (~2.7%) including α-cedrene and β-ocimene, fatty acids (methyl tetradecanoate, 12-methyl tetradecanoate)

Therapeutic Effects

Antipyretic effect in fever models; volatile oil increases pain threshold (analgesic effect) in mice

Precautions

Use cautiously in patients with deficiency of qi and blood

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.