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Cao Bei Mu -- Iphigenia indica
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 Pin Yin
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Cao Bei Mu
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Bulbus Iphigeniae Indicae
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| Introduction |
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cao bei mu is the bulb of Iphigenia indica Kunth et Benth (Fam. Liliaceae). It's collected in summer and autumn, washed clean and dried in the sun.
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| Western medical |
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The herb can used in the treatment of bronchitis, asthma, skin infection, scrofula, snake bite etc.. It's also used for cancer of the breast, thyroid, skin, cervix, nasopharynx and esophagus, and lymphosarcoma.
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| Eastern medical |
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- Pattern: Stops cough, relieves asthma, softens hard masses, disperses lumps, removes toxin, dissolves swelling, alleviates pain, anti tumor.
- Properties: Bitter, warm, toxic.
- Channels entered: Lung and Liver.
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| Chemical constituents |
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The herb contains colchicines and colchiceinamide, etc..
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| Pharmacological actions |
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| Anti-tumor effect |
Colchicines had quite strong anticancer effect, it could inhibit the karyokinesis of karyon, its derivatives exerted an inhibiting effect on vedous kinds of sarcoma and parenchymatous liver cancer in experimental animals. It served as an inhibitor in the intermediate stage of cellular mitosis./td> |
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| Clinical Studies |
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| Skin cancer |
cao bei mu powder 2g, 0.5g each time, 4 times daily. 40~50g totally as one course of treatment. |
| Breast cancer |
Colchiceinamide injection, 10mg~20mg mixed into glucose for intravenous drip, once daily, 250~300mg totally as once course of treatment, for some individuals the total amount could be 400~450mg. The effective rate was 86.1%. |
| Leukaemia |
Colchicines 5mg, once daily, after 3~4 days, the dosage was increased to 7.5~10mg till WBC was 30000 when the dosage was reduced to 1~4mg. The method could completely relieve the symptoms. It's effective for chronic granulocyte leukaemia. |
| Adenocarcinoma of pancreas |
cao bei mu 6g, artificial niu huang, 12g, ye ju hua 60g, etc.. were grounded into fine powder. 3g, tid. The method could relieve the symptoms and lengthen the survival time. |
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| References |
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Except those noted, all references come from Weng Weiliang, et al., Clinical Chinese materia medica, Henan Science & Technology Press, 1998 |
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