Nutgrass Galingale Rhizome

Overview

Aliases

Que Tou Xiang, Cyperus Root, Xiang Fu Zi, Lei Gong Tou, Xiang Fu Mi, San Leng Cao Gen, Ku Cai Tou

Nature and Flavor

Neutral; Pungent, Slightly Bitter, Sweet

What's Inside

Ingredients

This drug mainly contains volatile oil, whose principal components are β-pinene, cyperene, α-cyperone and β-cyperone. It also contains alkaloids, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, etc.

Therapeutic Effects

This drug inhibits the isolated uterus and ileal smooth muscle of animals. The alcohol extract of Xiang Fu has anti-inflammatory, analgesic, central-inhibitory and antipyretic effects. Its water decoction lowers intestinal tension, antagonizes acetylcholine and promotes bile secretion. The volatile oil has a mild estrogen-like effect. This drug also has cardiotonic, hypotensive and antibacterial effects

Precautions

No precautions information available

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ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED AS MEDICAL ADVICE.