Bottle Brush Herb

The whole herb contains equisetoside, equisetrin, isoquercitrin, luteoloside, silicic acid, organic acids, fats, β-sitosterol, palustrine, dimethyl sulfone, thymine, 3-methoxypyridine, and various amino acids.

1. Hepatoprotective effect: Equisetum silicide 150 mg/kg, 310 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg intraperitoneally injected into rats respectively, once daily for 7 consecutive days, can significantly lower serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in normal rats and the elevated serum ALT in carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-intoxicated rats. 2. Lipid-lowering effect: Equisetum decoction 10 g/kg by gavage daily for 14 consecutive days has preventive and therapeutic effects on experimental rat hypertriglyceridemia.

3. Diuretic effect: equisetoside, equisetic acid, and potassium chloride, etc. all have diuretic effects. 4. Hypotensive effect: the aqueous decoction (1:2) intravenously injected into dogs causes a drop in blood pressure and reflex respiratory excitement.

5. Inhibitory effect on the central nervous system: the total alkaloids of Equisetum (TAEP) have an inhibitory effect on the central nervous system.

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