Description

Common name: Dichroa Root 常山
Used Part:Root

Taste and Property:
Bitter, pungent, slightly cold, slightly toxic

Therapeutic Meridian:Lung and liver

Action:
1. Malaria
2. Vomiting

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CHEMICAL COMPONENT:
Dichroines, dichroidine, 4-qunazolone, umbelliferone, febrifugine, isofebrifugine, tromethylamine

Recommended Dosage:4-9 GM.
Action:
1. Anti-malarial – the action od Dichroa is 26 times that of quinine. It is effective against P. gallinaceum, P. lophurae, P. relictum, P. cynomolgi, etc.
2. Anti-amoeba – action is stronger than emetine.
3. Anti-pyretic – action is stronger than salicylic acid.
4. Anti-viral
5. Lower blood pressure – dilation of the blood vessels of internal visceras, and inhibition of the heart.

Toxicity:
In some experimental dogs and rats, oral intake or injection of the extract may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and congestion of blood in the GI membrane. The mechanism may be due to the stimulation of the vagus and sympathetic nerve endings on the GI-tract and the action on the vomiting center, thus cause vomiting by reflex.

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This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.