Cortex Ilicis Rotundae
April 2, 2009 by Jack
Name: Cortex Ilicis Rotundae
Resource: The bark of Ilex rotunda Thunb.,family Aquifoliaceae.
Characteristic: Crude drugs somewhat curved in pieces,varying in size,0.3-1.0 cm thick,crustaceous,epidermis grey-white to grey-yellow,coarse;endodermis brown,with longitudinal striae;section showing flat and granular,green periderm seen when the cork is stripped of,slightly aromatic in odour.Bitter in taste and cold in nature.
Pharmacodynamics: 1.Purge the sthenic fire and detoxify:For common cold with high fever,sorethroat,conjunctival congestion,skin infection,cholecystitis,etc.External use for burns. 2.Clear away heat and dampness:For diarrhea and dysentery of dampnessheat type. 3.Cool the blood and stop bleeding:For hematemesis,hemoptysis,and hematochezia due to blood-heat. 4.Alleviate pain:For abdominal pain due to dampness-heat or stomachheat,also for arthralgia of wind-dampness-heat type.
Pharmacological: 1.Hemostatic.Ilexanin B shortens the blood coagulation time in vitro. 2.Causing vasoconstriction in experimental animals.
Usage: Decoction:6-15g.External application:30-50% solution.
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