白薇
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- Blackend Swallowwort Root
- LATIN
- Cynanchi Atrati Radix et Rhizoma
| Medicinal Group | Deficiency heat-clearing medicinal |
|---|---|
| Source | Dried root and rhizome of Cynanchum atratum Bge. or Cynanchum versicolor Bge. (Fam. Asclepiadaceae) |
| Nature and Flavors | bitter, salty; cold |
| Meridian Affinity | Liver, Kidney, Stomach |
| Actions | To cool the blood, relieve dysuria, and counteract toxicity and cure sores |
Family
Asclepiadaceae
Part used
Root and Rhizome
Indications
Fever due to invasion of yin system by warm pathogenic factors or yin-deficiency, steaming bone, tidal stranguria, blood stranguria, carbuncles and other subcutaneous pyogenic infections
Research Findings
- The extract of blackend swallowwort root can up-regulate the expression of vascular endothelial growth factor –C (VEGF-C), VEGF-A and lymphatic vessel endothelial HA receptor-1, to promote liver angiogenesis of mice with partial hepatectomy. (1)
Cautions
No Data.
Report on adverse effect
No Data.
Reference
Reference
- Meng F. (2015) The extract of blackend swallowwort root up-regulates the expressions of angiogenesis related proteins and promotes liver angiogenesis of mice with partial hepatectomy. Xi Bao Yu Fen Zi Mian Yi Xue Za Zhi 31(4): 478-83
