Castor bean leaf

[ source ]" Tang" from Chinese Materia Medica
[ ] Pinyin name B M 's Y keyword
English name [ ] Castor Leaf
[ source ]
Medicine source: Euphorbiaceae Ricinus Ricinus communis L leaves.
Latin animal mineral name: Ricinus commusnis L.
Harvest and storage: summer, autumn harvest, fresh or dried.
[ ] the original morphology of castor tall herb, in tropical or southern regions often as a perennial shrub or small tree. Young parts are white, green or slightly purple, glabrous. Leaves alternate, long stipitate; leaf blade peltate circle, diameter 15-60cm, sometimes to the 90cm, palmately lobed leaves to below half, lobes 5-11, ovate-lanceolate to oblong, apex acuminate, margin serrate, main veins palmate. Inflorescences opposite leaves and terminal, 10-30cm long or longer, lower born male, upper unripe female flower; petals of monoecious, apetalous; male calyx 3-5 divided; stamens numerous, filaments densely branched; female calyx 3-5 understanding; ovarian 3 rooms, ovule 1 per locule; style 3, deep red, 2 crack. Capsule globose, long 1-2cm, with soft spines, dehiscent when mature, seeds oblong, smooth brindle. Flowering of 5-8 months, fr. 7-10.
[ ] throughout the country have cultivated habitats distribution.
[ character ]
Identification of leaf traits were broken, the complete Ye Zhanping after a shield shaped circular, palmately lobed leaves, up more than half, lobes is generally 7-9, apex long acuminate, margin irregularly serrate, teeth end with glands, below is for the white.
Gas micro, taste sweet, symplectic.
Chemical composition of [ ]
Castor leaf contains rutin, quercetin ( rutin ) ( quercetin ), Hyperoside ( Hyperoside ), Isoquercitrin ( isoquercetrin ), quercetin - 3 - glucoside ( quercetin-3-glucoside ), kaempferol ( kaempferol ), kaempferol - 3 - rutinoside ( kaempferol-3-rutinoside ), Astragalus glycoside (astragalin ), Reno glycosides ( reynoutrin ), ( - ) - epicatechin [ ( - ) - epicatechin], 2, 5 - two hydroxy benzoic acid ( 5-dihydroxybenzoic 2, acid ), chlorogenic acid ( chlorgenic acid ), new chlorogenic acid ( neochlorogenic acid ), gallic acid ( gallic acid ), castor bean ( ricinine ), N - to methyl ricin, ricin ( N-demethylricine ) ( Ricine ), vitamin C ( vitamin ), day of the amide (asparagine ), alanine ( alanine ), ( methionine ), methionine, valine proline ( proline ) ( valine ) etc..
Leaf oil fatty acid composition for conjugated diene fatty acid, mainly oleic acid, linolenic acid ( OLEICACID ) ( linolenic acid ), beta - Eleostearic Acid (elaeostearic acid ), linoleic acid ( linoleic acid ), also containing saturated fatty acid.
[ ] 1 pharmacological effects on cardiovascular function: leaf water extract on normal and immunosuppressed state of isolated heart, all can make heart contractility increases. Leaf, stem Decoction to canine blood pressure drops, rat hindlimb vasodilation; 2 other role: the rat uterus, toad rectus sheath mild stimulant. Leaf and its extract can kill the fly and mosquito larvae.
[ ] bitter taste; Xin; flat; the small poison
[ function ] Qufeng desiccant; detoxicating detumescence. The main beriberi; rheumatism; boils; scabies itch; prolapse of uterus prolapse; poems; cough phlegm panting
[ usage] external : the amount, trace and apply; or washed fried; or hot ironing. Oral: decoction, 5-10g; or into the pill, powder.
[ attach ] of Party governance beriberi early, from the foot to the knee bone pain, and obstinate rheumatism goes: castor leaf steamed wrap. (" south of the Five Ridges herbs recorded" ) of refractory renal enlargement colicky: castor leaves and salt mash, compress foot Yongquan point. (" south of the Five Ridges herbs recorded" ), cough phlegm: castor bean leaf money, over two money alum. Pork four two, thin number, JI disk open medicine mixing, lotus leaf wrap, and fire to simmer cooked, eat, soup down, with dry food press. (" Confucianism door parents" nine immortals powder ). For years into the night away, cough at night with, disturbed sleep: the mulberry leaf, the cream castor leaf, imperial rice shell ( to pedicle, honey fried ) one or two. For the fine powder, refined honey pills, such as marble, each serving a pill, eat, decoction of, into a clothing. (" Benshi Fang" worry-free pill ) and treat tinea manuum: fresh castor leaf, soft affixed to the affected area, is easy to dry. (" TCM Experimental Research" ) and treat carbuncle boils has burst: stem castor leaf water macerate affixed to the affected area, such as a leaf is better. (" empirical study of traditional Chinese medicine." )
[ ] the discussion

1" Tang Materia Medica": the main beriberi wind swell goes, ramming vapor deposited. Oil painted leaf hot iron chimney, especially a nosebleed stopping also.
2" schema": treating phlegm panting and cough.
3" Lu Chuan" Chinese materia medica: application for boils.
The 4" Chinese medicine" Guangdong II: wash water, treat night sweat.
Excerpts from" Chinese Materia Medica" [ ]
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